Equine Herpesviruses 1&4

by: Nancy S. Loving, DVM
Herpesvirus is a particularly well-evolved virus that occurs in many mammals, such as humans, horses, cats, and cows. Each strain tends to be species-specific, meaning that viruses infecting one animal species do not usually infect another species. In the world of microbes, viruses are specialized in their ability to infect and survive within a host. After a virus inserts itself into a host's ...