title: [General properties of human herpesviruses].
abstract: The human herpesviruses share common structural and biological properties. After primary infection, they remain in a latent state during the life-time. Whereas infections are most often benign in immunocompetent individuals, severe infectious or tumoral complications may occur particularly in patients with cellular immunodeficiencies. Anti-viral drugs target viral replication, but have no effect on latency, which remains poorly understood.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de virologie Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rozenberg
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents