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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2012;2012:265–270. doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2012.1.265

Table 2. Viruses, seroprevalence, and annual attack rate estimated from the adult population.

Latent viruses Seroprevalence Episodic viruses Attack rate
CMV 45%-90% RSV 5%-15%
EBV > 90% Parainfluenza 5%-10%
HSV1/2 50%-90% Influenza < 5%
HHV-6 > 90% Adenovirus < 5%
EBV > 90% Rhinovirus < 5%
VZV > 90%* Meta-pneumovirus ?
BK virus > 90% Measles < 1%
*

Population estimates are changing based on vaccination decrease of natural infection.