Verruca vulgaris is caused by infection with which virus family?

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Multiple Choice

Verruca vulgaris is caused by infection with which virus family?

Explanation:
Verruca vulgaris, or a common wart, occurs when epidermal keratinocytes are infected by human papillomavirus. This virus belongs to the Papillomaviridae family, a group of small non-enveloped double-stranded DNA viruses that specifically infect squamous epithelium and drive benign epithelial proliferation, resulting in the characteristic hyperkeratotic papules. The other virus families don’t produce these classic warts: herpesviruses (Herpesviridae) cause mucocutaneous lesions and other diseases; hepatitis B virus (Hepadnaviridae) targets the liver; poxviruses (Poxviridae) cause pox-like skin lesions and replicate in the cytoplasm.

Verruca vulgaris, or a common wart, occurs when epidermal keratinocytes are infected by human papillomavirus. This virus belongs to the Papillomaviridae family, a group of small non-enveloped double-stranded DNA viruses that specifically infect squamous epithelium and drive benign epithelial proliferation, resulting in the characteristic hyperkeratotic papules. The other virus families don’t produce these classic warts: herpesviruses (Herpesviridae) cause mucocutaneous lesions and other diseases; hepatitis B virus (Hepadnaviridae) targets the liver; poxviruses (Poxviridae) cause pox-like skin lesions and replicate in the cytoplasm.

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