I have decided to dedicate this post to Herpes Simplex 2 Virus!

I met this microbe at the CDC Museum on a Friday with some of my classmates. We decided to do our site visit there since we have never seen it, and I honestly wanted to try on the HazMat suit.

It was actually not very easy to find the actual entrance to the museum since our Uber ride dropped us off 5 minutes away and the security guards kept pointing us in the wrong direction. When we finally made it up to the entrance, we were greeted by a friendly security guard and a lady at the front office. They kindly informed us on which exhibits to check out to help us with our school assignment.

As my friends and I were looking around the exhibits, I noticed a lot of recognizable microbes such as Ebola and HIV. It was cool, but I wanted to choose something that I was unfamiliar with to make the assignment more exciting. That is when I met Herpes simplex virus 2, the microbe that stole the spotlight! This microbe was displayed using fluorescent antibodies so it, along with other microbes, was depicted in bright neon colors. After doing some research, I have determined that Herpes simplex virus 2 is from the simplexvirus genus. I can not wait to update you guys on this very cool virus on my next blog post.