Transcript How Does Herpes Affect the Cells?

How Does Herpes Affect the Cells?
Presha Bright
HBCU-UP Program
Reading/Writing Segment
Summer 2008
Understanding the way herpes
simplex virus attacks cells can
improve the chances for a possible
cure or treatments to eliminate
this virus altogether.
I.
How does herpes simplex virus
(HSV) infect the human cells?
II. What is the outcome of an HSV
infected cell?
III. Can herpes simplex virus be
treated or cured?
I.
A.
How HSV Enters the Cell?
The herpes simplex virus is
very devious.
I.
How HSV Enters the Cell?
B. Herpes simplex
virus affects the
healthy epithelial
cells by binding
to them.
I.
How HSV Enters the Cell?
C. Herpes attack
stroma causing
blindness
and other
complications.
II.
What Is the Outcome?
A. When viral cells enter healthy cells,
they replicate.
II.
What Is the Outcome?
B. HSV prevents apoptosis.
II.
What Is the Outcome?
C. Herpes simplex virus goes into latent
phase for long periods of time and recur.
III.
Can Herpes Virus Be
Prevented or Cured?
A. There is no cure for HSV, but there
are treatments and preventions.
III. Can Herpes Virus Be
Prevented or Cured?
B. There are
three
medications
available to
treat herpes.
III. Can Herpes Virus Be
Prevented or Cured?
C. Prevention will minimize risk of
contracting HSV.
There have been numerous discoveries on
how herpes simplex virus invade cells, and
with this valuable information, we are one
step closer to finding a cure.
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