title: The herpesvirus group.
abstract: Several agents in the herpesvirus group are known to infect man. They cause a wide variety of conditions, ranging from coldsores to chickenpox and shingles. At the same time a number of the herpesviruses have been linked with malignant diseases in both lower animals and man.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000209:etiology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000209:etiology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000209:etiology; D000882:Haplorhini; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000209:etiology; D006564:Herpesviridae; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000209:etiology; D006568:Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D018139:Simplexvirus