DNA Viruses: Herpesviruses, Human Papillomavirus, and Other DNA Viruses — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

HSV-1 and temporal encephalitis, HSV-2, chickenpox and zoster, congenital CMV and in AIDS, EBV mononucleosis, HPV and E6/E7 oncogenesis, and Parvovirus B19.

What it covers

1. 1. Alphaherpesviruses: HSV-1, HSV-2 and Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)
2. 2. Beta- and Gammaherpesviruses: CMV, HHV-6, EBV and HHV-8
3. 3. Human Papillomavirus (HPV): E6/E7 Oncoproteins and Vaccination
4. 4. Parvovirus B19: erythema infectiosum and hydrops fetalis
5. 5. Adenovirus and Poxviruses (Smallpox and Molluscum contagiosum)
6. 6. Latency Map of the Herpesviruses
7. 7. Mpox 2022–2025: from Zoonotic Disease to Global Sexual Transmission
8. 8. Clinical Update: CMV, HPV, Zoster and Polyomaviruses
9. 9. Reasoned Clinical Cases
10. 10. Common Mistakes and Exam Pearls
11. 11. References and Sources for Further Reading