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| Varicella zoster virus |
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| Micrograph of VZV. |
| Virus classification |
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Group I (dsDNA) |
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Herpesvirales |
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Herpesviridae |
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Alphaherpesvirinae |
| Genus: |
Varicellovirus |
| Species: |
Human herpesvirus 3 (HHV-3) |
| Synonyms |
- Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
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Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is one of eight herpes viruses known to infect humans and vertebrates. It commonly causes chickenpox in children, teens and young adults and herpes zoster (shingles) in adults and rarely in children.
Contents
- 1 Nomenclature
- 2 Human disease
- 3 Morphology
- 4 Genome
- 5 Evolution
- 6 Treatment
- 7 Vaccination
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Nomenclature[edit]
VZV is known by many names, including: chickenpox virus, varicella virus, zoster virus, and human herpes virus type 3 (HHV-3).
Human disease[edit]
Main article: Chickenpox
Primary VZV infection results in chickenpox (varicella), which may rarely result in complications including encephalitis or pneumonia. Even when clinical symptoms of chickenpox have resolved, VZV remains dormant in the nervous system of the infected person (virus latency), in the trigeminal and dorsal root ganglia.[1] In about 10–20% of cases, VZV reactivates later in life producing a disease known as shingles or herpes zoster. VZV is more likely to reactivate in patients with severely compromised immune systems, such as AIDS patients. Serious complications of shingles include postherpetic neuralgia, zoster multiplex, myelitis, herpes ophthalmicus, or zoster sine herpete. Ramsay Hunt syndrome; VZV rarely affects the geniculate ganglion giving lesions that follow specific branches of the facial nerve. Symptoms may include painful blisters on the tongue and ear along with one sided facial weakness and hearing loss.
Morphology[edit]
VZV is closely related to the herpes simplex viruses (HSV), sharing much genome homology. The known envelope glycoproteins (gB, gC, gE, gH, gI, gK, gL) correspond with those in HSV; however, there is no equivalent of HSV gD. VZV also fails to produce the LAT (latency-associated transcripts) that play an important role in establishing HSV latency (herpes simplex virus). VZV virons are spherical and 180–200 nm in diameter. Their lipid envelope encloses the 100 nm nucleocapsid of 162 hexameric and pentameric capsomeres arranged in an icosahedral form. Its DNA is a single, linear, double-stranded molecule, 125,000 nt long. The capsid is surrounded by a number of loosely associated proteins known collectively as the tegument; many of these proteins play critical roles in initiating the process of virus reproduction in the infected cell. The tegument is in turn covered by a lipid envelope studded with glycoproteins that are displayed on the exterior of the virion, each approximately 8 nm long.
Genome[edit]
The genome is a linear duplex DNA molecule, a laboratory strain has 124,884 base pairs. The genome has 2 predominant isomers, depending on the orientation of the S segment, P (prototype) and IS (inverted S) which are present with equal frequency for a total frequency of 90-95%. The L segment can also be inverted resulting in a total of four linear isomers (IL and ILS). This is distinct from HSV's equiprobable distribution, and the discriminatory mechanism is not known. A small percentage of isolated molecules are circular genomes, about which little is known. (It is known that HSV circularizes on infection.) There are at least 70 open reading frames in the genome.
There are at least five clades of this virus.[2] Clades 1 and 3 include European/North American strains; clade 2 are Asian strains, especially from Japan; and clade 5 appears to be based in India. Clade 4 includes some strains from Europe but its geographic origins need further clarification.
Evolution[edit]
Commonality with HSV1 and HSV2 indicates a common ancestor, five genes do not have corresponding HSV genes. Relation with other human herpes viruses is less strong, but many homologues and conserved gene blocks are still found.
There are five principle clades (1-5) and four genotypes that do not fit into these clades.[3] The current distribution of these clades is Asia (clades 1,2,and 5) and Europe (clades 1, 3 and 4). Allocation of VZV strains to clades required sequence of whole virus genome. Practically all molecular epidemiological data on global VZV strains distribution obtained with targeted sequencing of selected regions.
Phylogenetic analysis of VZV genomic sequences resolves wild-type strains into 9 genotypes (E1, E2, J, M1, M2, M3, M4, VIII and IX).[4][5] Complete sequences for M3 and M4 strains are unavailable, but targeted analyses of representative strains suggest they are stable, circulating VZV genotypes. Sequence analysis of VZV isolates identified both shared and specific markers for every genotype and validated a unified VZV genotyping strategy. Despite high genotype diversity no evidence for intra-genotypic recombination was observed. Five of seven VZV genotypes were reliably discriminated using only four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) present in ORF22, and the E1 and E2 genotypes were resolved using SNP located in ORF21, ORF22 or ORF50. Sequence analysis of 342 clinical varicella and zoster specimens from 18 European countries identified the following distribution of VZV genotypes: E1, 221 (65%); E2, 87 (25%); M1, 20 (6%); M2, 3 (1%); M4, 11 (3%). No M3 or J strains were observed.[4] Of 165 clinical varicella and zoster isolates from Australia and New Zealand typed using this approach, 67 of 127 eastern Australian isolates were E1, 30 were E2, 16 were J, 10 were M1, and 4 were M2; 25 of 38 New Zealand isolates were E1, 8 were E2, and 5 were M1.[6]
Treatment[edit]
Within the human body it can be treated by a number of drugs and therapeutic agents including aciclovir for the chicken pox, famciclovir, valaciclovir for the shingles, zoster-immune globulin (ZIG), and vidarabine. VZV immune globulin is also a treatment.[7]
Vaccination[edit]
Main articles: varicella vaccine and Zostavax
A live attenuated VZV Oka/Merck strain vaccine is available and is marketed in the United States under the trade name Varivax. It was developed by Merck, Sharp & Dohme in the 1980s from the Oka strain virus isolated and attenuated by Michiaki Takahashi and colleagues in the 1970s. It was submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration for approval in 1990 and was approved in 1995. Since then, it has been added to the recommended vaccination schedules for children in Australia, the United States, and many other countries. Varicella vaccination has raised concerns in some that the immunity induced by the vaccine may not be lifelong, possibly leaving adults vulnerable to more severe disease as the immunity from their childhood immunization wanes. Vaccine coverage in the United States in the population recommended for vaccination is approaching 90%, with concomitant reductions in the incidence of varicella cases and hospitalizations and deaths due to VZV. So far, clinical data has proved that the vaccine is effective for over 10 years in preventing varicella infection in healthy individuals and when breakthrough infections do occur, illness is typically mild.[8] In 2007, the ACIP recommended a second dose of vaccine before school entry to ensure the maintenance of high levels of varicella immunity.[9]
In 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Zostavax for the prevention of shingles. Zostavax is a more concentrated formulation of the Varivax vaccine, designed to elicit an immune response in older adults whose immunity to VZV wanes with advancing age. A systematic review by the Cochrane Library shows that Zostavax reduces the incidence of shingles by almost 50%.[10]
See also[edit]
- Progressive outer retinal necrosis
- Simian varicella virus
References[edit]
- ^ Steiner I; Kennedy PG; Pachner AR (2007). "The neurotropic herpes viruses: herpes simplex and varicella-zoster". Lancet Neurol 6 (11): 1015–28. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70267-3. PMID 17945155.
- ^ Chow, V. T.; Tipples, G. A.; Grose, C. (2012). "Bioinformatics of varicella-zoster virus: Single nucleotide polymorphisms define clades and attenuated vaccine genotypes". Infection, Genetics and Evolution. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2012.11.008.
- ^ Grose, C. (2012). "Pangaea and the Out-of-Africa Model of Varicella-Zoster Virus Evolution and Phylogeography". Journal of Virology 86 (18): 9558–9565. doi:10.1128/JVI.00357-12. PMC 3446551. PMID 22761371.
- ^ a b Loparev, V. N.; Rubtcova, E. N.; Bostik, V.; Tzaneva, V.; Sauerbrei, A.; Robo, A.; Sattler-Dornbacher, E.; Hanovcova, I. et al. (2009). "Distribution of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) wild-type genotypes in northern and southern Europe: Evidence for high conservation of circulating genotypes". Virology 383 (2): 216–225. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2008.10.026. PMID 19019403.
- ^ Zell, R.; Taudien, S.; Pfaff, F.; Wutzler, P.; Platzer, M.; Sauerbrei, A. (2011). "Sequencing of 21 Varicella-Zoster Virus Genomes Reveals Two Novel Genotypes and Evidence of Recombination". Journal of Virology 86 (3): 1608–1622. doi:10.1128/JVI.06233-11. PMC 3264370. PMID 22130537.
- ^ Loparev, V. N.; Rubtcova, E. N.; Bostik, V.; Govil, D.; Birch, C. J.; Druce, J. D.; Schmid, D. S.; Croxson, M. C. (2007). "Identification of Five Major and Two Minor Genotypes of Varicella-Zoster Virus Strains: A Practical Two-Amplicon Approach Used to Genotype Clinical Isolates in Australia and New Zealand". Journal of Virology 81 (23): 12758–12765. doi:10.1128/JVI.01145-07. PMC 2169114. PMID 17898056.
- ^ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (March 2012). "FDA approval of an extended period for administering VariZIG for postexposure prophylaxis of varicella". MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 61 (12): 212. PMID 22456121.
- ^ "Prevention of varicella: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention". MMWR Recomm Rep 45 (RR–11): 1–36. July 1996. PMID 8668119.
- ^ Marin M; Güris D; Chaves SS; Schmid S; Seward JF (June 2007). "Prevention of varicella: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)". MMWR Recomm Rep 56 (RR–4): 1–40. PMID 17585291.
- ^ Gagliardi AM, Gomes Silva BN, Torloni MR, Soares BG (2012). "Vaccines for preventing herpes zoster in older adults". In Gagliardi, Anna MZ. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 10: CD008858. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008858.pub2. PMID 23076951.
External links[edit]
- "Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccination" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Varicella zoster
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| Infections |
- Chickenpox
- Herpes zoster
- Postherpetic neuralgia
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome type II
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| Other |
- Varicella zoster virus
- Varicella vaccine
- Zostavax
- Pox party
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cutn/syst (hppv/hiva, infl/zost/zoon)/epon
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drug (dnaa, rnaa, rtva, vacc)
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Infectious skin disease: Viral cutaneous conditions, including viral exanthema (B00–B09, 050–059)
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DNA virus
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Herpesviridae
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Alpha
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HSV (Herpes simplex, Herpetic whitlow, Herpes gladiatorum, Herpetic keratoconjunctivitis, Herpetic sycosis, Neonatal herpes simplex, Herpes genitalis, Herpes labialis, Eczema herpeticum, Herpetiform esophagitis) · Herpes B virus (B virus infection)
VZV (Chickenpox, Herpes zoster, Herpes zoster oticus, Ophthalmic zoster, Disseminated herpes zoster, Zoster-associated pain, Inflammatory skin lesions following zoster infection, Modified varicella-like syndrome)
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Beta
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Human herpesvirus 6/Roseolovirus (Exanthema subitum, Roseola vaccinia)
Cytomegalic inclusion disease
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Gamma
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KSHV (Kaposi's sarcoma)
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Poxviridae
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Ortho
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Variola (Smallpox, Alastrim) · MoxV (Monkeypox) · CV (Cowpox) · VV (Vaccinia, Generalized vaccinia, Eczema vaccinatum, Progressive vaccinia)
Buffalopox
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Para
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Farmyard pox: Milker's nodule · Bovine papular stomatitis · Pseudocowpox · Orf
Sealpox
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Other
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Yatapoxvirus: Tanapox · Yaba monkey tumor virus
MCV (Molluscum contagiosum)
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Papillomaviridae
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HPV (Wart/Plantar wart, Heck's disease, Genital wart (giant), Laryngeal papillomatosis, Butcher's wart, Bowenoid papulosis, Epidermodysplasia verruciformis, Verruca plana, Pigmented wart, Verrucae palmares et plantares )
BPV (Equine sarcoid)
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Parvoviridae
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Parvovirus B19 (Erythema infectiosum, Reticulocytopenia, Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome)
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Polyomaviridae
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Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (Merkel Cell carcinoma)
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RNA virus
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Paramyxoviridae
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MeV (Measles)
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Togaviridae
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Rubella virus (Rubella, Congenital rubella syndrome) · Alphavirus infection · Chikungunya fever
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Picornaviridae
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CAV (Hand, foot and mouth disease, Herpangina) · FMDV (Foot-and-mouth disease) · Boston exanthem disease
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| Ungrouped |
unknown/multiple: Asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood · Post-vaccination follicular eruption · Lipschütz ulcer · Eruptive pseudoangiomatosis · Viral-associated trichodysplasia · Gianotti–Crosti syndrome
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cutn/syst (hppv/hiva, infl/zost/zoon)/epon
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drug (dnaa, rnaa, rtva, vacc)
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noco (i/b/d/q/u/r/p/m/k/v/f)/cong/tumr (n/e/d), sysi/epon
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proc, drug (D2/3/4/5/8/11)
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