Table 1.

Human Herpesviruses.

HHV	Virus Name	Subfamily	Abbreviation(s)
HHV–1	Herpes simplex–1 virus	α	HHV–1/HSV–1
HHV–2	Herpes simplex–2 virus	α	HHV–2/HSV–2
HHV–3	Varicella zoster virus	α	HHV–3/VZV
HHV–4	Epstein–Barr virus	γ	HHV–4/EBV
HHV–5	Cytomegalovirus	β	HHV–5/CMV
HHV–6	N/A	β	HHV–6
HHV–7	N/A	β	HHV–7
HHV–8	Kaposi’s Sarcoma Herpesvirus	γ	HHV–8/KSHV