Information
on
Herpes Simplex
You will find here general information on herpes simplex viruses as
well as links to of herpes info pages. Herpes simplex is a virus that
exists in different forms. The most common forms are genital herpes,
oral herpes and herpes zoster or shingles. There are 8 known
herpes viruses that affect humans. Other herpes viruses infect animals.
However, I will not mention their information here as this pages
focuses more on human herpes.
Below is a list of herpes simplex viruses:
- 1. Herpes simplex virus type 1 or HSV-1 can
cause oral and genital herpes and sometimes infect
the hands and other parts of the body. About 80% of HSV-1 cases
are oral herpes (cold sores, fever blisters).
- 2. Herpes simplex virus type 2 usually causes
genital herpes but like oral herpes can infect
other parts of the body. Both stains of herpes simplex viruses
tend to be more virulent in their most common places (oral herpes
for HSV-1 and genital herpes for HSV-2)
- 3. Herpes varicella-zoster virus (also called
herpes varicella/chickenpox and herpes zoster/shingles). It mostly
affects children (varicella) and people over 60 (shingles)
- 4. Epstein Barr virus (often abbreviated to
EBV)
- 5. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- 6. Human herpes virus 6 (HHV6)
- 7. Human herpes virus 7 (HHV7)
- 8. Human herpes virus 8 (HHV8 or it can be
called KSHV - see below)
More information on herpes simplex 1 and 2:
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