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The herpes simplex virus is one of the herpes, DNA viruses that are important in causing human disease.

It is "composed of an inner core containing linear double-stranded DNA, surrounded concentrically by an icosahedral capsid of approximately 100 nm, an amorphous layer termed the tegument, and an outer envelope composed of lipids and glycoproteins." (Paula W. Annunziato: Chapter 15 – Herpes Simplex Virus Infections inGershon: Krugman's Infectious Diseases of Children, 11th ed. Mosby, 2004)