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Herpesviruses are a virus family that include a number of different herpes viruses such as herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2) also known as Human Herpes Virus 1 and 2 (HHV-1, HHV-2)

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What group is chickenpox in?

Chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus) is in the herpes virus family.


What virus is similar to chickenpox?

Chickenpox is a member of the herpes virus family, which includes herpes simplex virus and Epstein-Barr virus.


Is Epstein-Barr virus contagious?

It is difficult to proclaim, without reliable scientific evidence from validated sources, that Epstein-Barr is a virus of the Herpes family. Nevertheless all the websites, like Dr. Oz or Health Central, who offer information about this virus mention the fact it is indeed a virus of the Herpes family. This virus is also described as very contagious, but not because it is virus of the Herpes family.


What type of herpes is related to chickenpox?

Herpes simplex type one is one virus in the herpesvirus family. Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus, which is in the same virus family.


What is a member of the herpes virus family that causes a variety of diseases?

cytomegalo


Does varicella zoster virus cause chickenpox?

Yes, chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV). VZV is a virus in the herpes family.


How is herpes virus related to autism?

The herpes virus is not related to autism.


What is the connection between varicella and the chickenpox vaccine?

Varicella Zoster is a type of herpes virus that is commonly the cause of chickenpox. The chickenpox vaccine, often called the Varicella vaccine, is a live virus vaccine to protect against chickenpox, as it can be extremely dangerous in adults. As shingles can also result from the same virus, the vaccine protects against that as well.


Is shingles and herpes are same?

Herpes is a family if viruses that cause different diseases. Herpes simplex I is associated with cold sores, herpes simplex II is associated with genital herpes (although those two can be reversed), CMV and EBV can cause mononucleosis and colds and congenital infections in babies as well as cancers, roseolovirus can cause roseola, human herpes virus 8 causes Kaposi's sarcoma and other cancers. The herpes varicella-zoster virus causes chicken pox (varicella). It lies dormant in nerve cells and years later it can reactivate to cause shingles (zoster). So shingles is one example of a herpes virus infection.


Can shingles bleed?

Herpes is the name of the virus; a virus has no blood.If you mean can a part of the body which is affected by herpes bleed, it depends on what sort of herpes virus you have and which part of the body.A cold sore, caused by the herpes virus, can indeed crack and bleed.


What is the organism responsible for herpes?

herpes simples, herpes labialis, or herpes gigngivitis.Herpes is a type of virus which cause disease in humans like encephalitis by herps zooster virus, genital herpes by HerpesviridaeThe condition commonly known as "herpes," referring to sores on the mouth or genitals, is caused by the Herpes simplex virus, or HSV. The are other forms of the virus, such as Herpes zoster, that cause lesions on other parts of the body.Virus is herpes simplex virus type 2 for genital herpes and type 1 for oral herpes.Shingles, which is a form of herpes is caused by chicken pox virus.STD


When the herpes virus goes to sleep the medical term for this action is?

When the herpes virus is not active, it is dormant.