False-colour transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an individual herpes simplex virus particle,coloured orange,about to be ejected from the cytoplasm (blue) of the cell which it has infected. Herpes simplex is a DNA virus of icosahedral capsid symmetry and is a common parasite of humans,causing a variety of infections,including whitlows and cold sores of mouth & genitalia. Genital herpes,attributed to herpes simplex type 2 virus,is one of the sexually-transmitted diseases least amenable to treatment,and has been implicated in the development of cancer of the cervix in women. Magnification: x75,000 at 35mm size | |
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