HerpesVIRUSES

Question 1

Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV1)

Answer 1

oral herpes- cause fever, and blisters and sores around and on the lips, mouth, and tongue

Question 2

Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV2)

Answer 2

genital herpes- STD; causes sores on the genitals, buttocks, or anus, and inside the vagina

Question 3

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)

Answer 3

chickenpox- highly contagious infection causing itchy, blister-like rash on the skin; scabs, ulcers, fatigue, fever, headache, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes

Question 4

Cytomegalovirus

Answer 4

congenital viral infection- usually displays no symptoms unless host has a weakened immune system; common in infants

Question 5

Epstein-Barr Virus

Answer 5

infectious mononucleosis- kissing disease, spread by saliva; fatigue, rash, swollen glands