Question
Name two viruses which can cause latent infections.
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Answer
Two viruses which can cause latent infections: Herpes simplex virus (establishes latency in sensory dorsal root/trigeminal ganglia, with periodic reactivation causing recurrent oral/genital lesions) and Varicella-zoster virus (establishes latency in dorsal root ganglia after primary chickenpox infection, reactivating later in life as herpes zoster/shingles).
1 Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Virus Infections
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