5 - Human Herpesvirus (HHV) classification

Human Herpesvirus (HHV) classification
Type	Synonym	Subfamily	Pathophysiology
HHV-1	Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1)	α (Alpha)	Oral and/or genital herpes (predominantly orofacial)
HHV-2	Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2)	α	Oral and/or genital herpes (predominantly genital)
HHV-3	Varicella zoster virus(VZV)	α	Chickenpox and Shingles
HHV-4	Ebstein barr virus (EBV), lymphocryptovirus	γ (Gamma)	Infectious mononucleosis,Burkitt's lymphoma, CNS lymphoma in AIDS patients, post-transplant lymphoproliferative syndrome (PTLD), nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
HHV-5	cytomegalovirus (CMV)	β (Beta)	Infectious mononucleosis-like syndrome, retinitis, etc.
HHV-6, -7	roseolo virus	β	Sixth disease (roseola infantum or exanthem subitum)
HHV-8	Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), a type of rhadinovirus	γ	Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, some types of multicentric Castleman's disease