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please give me list of viruses that normally infect pituitary cells and explain how they infect.

please give me list of viruses that normally infect pituitary cells and explain how they infect.
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The following viruses infect pituitary cells:

1. Herpes simplex virus

Herpes simplex virus infects the pituitary gland. It is transferred by contact with the infected person and also gets passed on from mother to child. The virus causes the pituitry lesion

2. Hantavirus

It is an RNA based virus. This virus causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)

It is transmitted by rodents. The virus reaches the human host through the respiratory pathway. The virus then reaches the circulatory system and affect the pituitary gland and other organs. It causes chronic inflammation of the pituitary gland

Other viruses are Hantaan virus, Cytomegalovirus, and Enterovirus

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