Herpes


Type
Names
Main diseases
HHV – 1
Herpes simplex virus 1
Genital herpes
Oral herpes
Herpes simplex eye infection and enchephalitis
Cold sores
HHV - 2

Herpes simplex virus 2
Genital herpes
Oral herpes
Herpes simplex eye infection and enchephalitis
Cold sores
HHV- 3
Varicella zoster virus
Chicken pox
Shingles
Ramsay hunt syndrome
HHV – 4
Epstein Barr virus
Infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever)
Linked with burkitt’s lymphoma, hodgkin’s disease B lymphoproliferative disease, X- linked lymphoproliferative syndrome, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and oral hairy leukoplakia.
HHV – 5
Cytomegalovirus
Assymptomatic in immunocompetent people but can affect multiple organs if it manifests. Mononucleosis syndrome (febrile illness, impaired liver function and splenomegaly)
HHV – 6
Human herpes virus type 6
Roseola infantum (sixth’s disease)

HHV – 7
Human herpes virus type 7
Assymptomatic or roseola infantum
HHV – 8
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.
Present in kaposi’s sarcoma lesions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpesviridae
http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/human-herpes-viruses

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