“…Viral antigen-induced lymphocyte transformation in humans has been reported for a wide variety of viruses, including CMV, EBV, HBV, HSV-1, HSV-2, influenza virus, measles virus, mumps virus, rabies virus, respiratory syncytial virus, retrovirus, rubella virus, vaccinia virus, varicella virus, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis (reviewed by Bellanti et ai., 1980). The lymphocyte transfor-mation response to HSV is maximal during acute primary infection, declines during convalescence, but remains at a detectable level thereafter (Shillitoe and Rapp, 1979). This response mayor may not exhibit a transient increase during a recurrent herpetic infection.…”