Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Herpesvirus is the name of a group of viruses. In colloquial use herpes virus refers to the herpes simplex viruses, particularly when transmitted sexually: in scientific use herpesvirus (without the space) refers to a taxonomic family of viruses. There are eight types of human herpesviruses (HHV) known to cause disease in humans: HHV-1 = HSV-1 (herpes simplex virus 1): causes colds sores/genital herpes HHV-2 = HSV-2 (herpes simplex virus 2): causes colds sores/genital herpes HHV-3 = VZV (varicella-zoster virus): causes chickenpox and shingles HHV-4 = EBV (Epstein-Barr virus), lymphocryptovirus: causes mononucleosis HHV-5 = CMV (cytomegalovirus): causes mononucleosis, retinitis, etc. HHV-6 = roseolovirus: causes "sixth disease" (roseola infantum, exanthem subitum) HHV-7 = roseolovirus: causes "sixth disease" (roseola infantum, exanthem subitum) HHV-8 = rhadinovirus = KSHV = Kaposi's Sarcoma herpesvirus This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.