HSV epigenetics

HSV epigenetics is the epigenetic modification of herpes simplex virus (HSV) genetic code.

As of 2012, an estimated 3.7 billion people globally were infected with oral herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), and 417 million were living with genital herpes (HSV-2) worldwide (World Health Organization, 2018). In severe cases, HSV infection can cause corneal scarring and blindness from herpes keratitis, central nervous system infections, and even death in immunocompromised individuals such as neonates and HIV patients.^[1]

^ Knipe DM, Cliffe A (March 2008). "Chromatin control of herpes simplex virus lytic and latent infection". Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 6 (3): 211–21. doi:10.1038/nrmicro1794. PMID 18264117. S2CID 14540640.

[1] Knipe DM, Cliffe A (March 2008). "Chromatin control of herpes simplex virus lytic and latent infection". Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 6 (3): 211–21. doi:10.1038/nrmicro1794. PMID 18264117. S2CID 14540640.

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