<prompt> Herpes simplex virus is -Single stranded DNADouble stranded DNASingle stranded RNADouble stranded RNA  <response>: The herpesvirus capsid is icosahedral composed of 162 capsomers and enclosing the core containing the linear double-stranded DNA genome. REF:ANATHANARAYAN AND PANIKERS TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 8TH EDITION PAGE NO:466 