| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:virus 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:varicella-zoster_virus gptkb:VZV
 
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                                | gptkbp:associatedWith | gptkb:Ramsay_Hunt_syndrome postherpetic neuralgia
 herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 
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                                | gptkbp:category | DNA virus enveloped virus
 neurotropic virus
 
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                                | gptkbp:cause | gptkb:chickenpox shingles
 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | James W. Downie 
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                                | gptkbp:enveloped | true 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:Herpesviridae 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | 1952 
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                                | gptkbp:genomeSize | about 125 kb 
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                                | gptkbp:genomeType | double-stranded DNA 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Varicellovirus 
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                                | gptkbp:infects | humans 
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                                | gptkbp:latencySite | sensory nerve ganglia 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | gptkb:IE62_protein glycoprotein B
 glycoprotein E
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfGenes | about 70-80 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Herpesvirales 
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                                | gptkbp:primaryInfection | gptkb:chickenpox 
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                                | gptkbp:range | narrow 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | herpes simplex virus 1 herpes simplex virus 2
 
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                                | gptkbp:replicationSite | gptkb:nucleus 
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                                | gptkbp:revival | shingles 
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                                | gptkbp:riskFactor | elderly immunocompromised individuals
 
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                                | gptkbp:size | approximately 150-200 nm 
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                                | gptkbp:structure | icosahedral capsid 
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                                | gptkbp:subfamily | gptkb:Alphaherpesvirinae 
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                                | gptkbp:transmission | respiratory droplets direct contact with lesions
 
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                                | gptkbp:treatment | gptkb:famciclovir gptkb:valacyclovir
 gptkb:acyclovir
 
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                                | gptkbp:vaccineAvailable | true 
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                                | gptkbp:vaccineType | live attenuated recombinant subunit
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:dorsal_root_ganglia 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | herpes zoster virus 
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