| abstract |
Compositions that specifically cleave target sequences in Herpesviridae, for example Varicella zoster virus (VZV) include nucleic acids encoding a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR) associated endonuclease and a guide RNA sequence complementary to a target sequence in VZV. These compositions are administered to a subject for treating an infection or at risk for contracting a VZV infection. |