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<quiz-item choice question="Choose the correct answer" text="Which of the following viruses might cause this cellular effect?" options="Poxvirus|Herpesvirus|Adenovirus|Paramyxovirus" answer="Herpesvirus">
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This is an inclusion from Herpes simplex virus infection. Ballooning degeneration + intranuclear inclusion makes it more likely to be a herpes virus as opposed to a poxvirus (intracellular inclusions).
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