Herpesvirus

Enveloped DNA Viruses
Human Herpesvirus Types 1 and 2, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Human Herpesvirus Types 6 and 7, Human Herpesvirus Type 8, Epstein-Barr Virus & Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)
All herpesviruses can undergo an alternative infection cycle, entering a quiescent state (latency) from which they subsequently can be reactivated. The cell type in which this occurs is usually not the same cell type in which productive, cytocidal infection occurs. Because the mechanism of latency, the cells in which it is established, the frequency of reactivation, and the nature of the recurrent disease are characteristic for each of the herpesviruses.
Enveloped DNA Viruses
Human Herpesvirus Types 1 and 2, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Human Herpesvirus Types 6 and 7, Human Herpesvirus Type 8, Epstein-Barr Virus & Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)
All herpesviruses can undergo an alternative infection cycle, entering a quiescent state (latency) from which they subsequently can be reactivated. The cell type in which this occurs is usually not the same cell type in which productive, cytocidal infection occurs. Because the mechanism of latency, the cells in which it is established, the frequency of reactivation, and the nature of the recurrent disease are characteristic for each of the herpesviruses.