herpesvirus: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Herpesviridae

Topics

Alphaherpesvirinae Betaherpesvirinae Gammaherpesvirinae Epstein-Barr virus Varicellovirus herpes simplex virus Mardivirus Iltovirus Lymphocryptovirus Macavirus bacteriophage coronavirus hantavirus papillomavirus retrovirus hepadnavirus filovirus bunyavirus adenovirus myxovirus

Key People

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Elizabeth Stern

Canadian pathologist