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Herpes: Herpes Simplex
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Herpes simplex may cause swollen eyelids and conjunctivitis with opacity and superficial ulceration of the cornea (dendritic ulcer). The lymph gland in front of the ear is often enlarged and tender.
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The herpes virus is one of the most difficult viruses to control. Scientists study how the virus works in order to understand how to combat it. It is ... important for the general public to understand how this virus works because 85 percent of the world has been infected with one of the herpes simplex viruses.
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There are eight known human herpes viruses. The alpha herpesvirinae include the simplex viruses, HSV 1 and HSV 2 and the Varicellovirus (VZV, or HHV 3) . The beta herpesviriniae include human herpes virus 5 (Cytomegalovirus; CMV or HHV 5), HHV 6, and HHV 7 (Roseolovirus). The gamma herpes virinae HHV 4 (Epstein Barr virus or EBV) and HHV 8 (Rhadinovirus).
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The word "herpes" is taken from the Greek word "herpein" which means "to creep." The herpes simplex viruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that only infect humans. There are two types of herpes simplex viruses:
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