| | Definition: | | Family of DNA-containing viruses that infect a wide range of vertebrates; in humans, members of this family are responsible for chickenpox, oral and genital herpes, and mononucleosis. Different types of human herpesviruses: - Type 1 herpes simplex: causes cold sores of the mouth
- Type 2 herpes simplex: causes genital herpes
- Type 3: is the varicella-zoster virus -- causes chickenpox and herpes zoster
- Type 4: is the Epstein-Barr (EB) virus -- causes infectious mononucleosis
- Type 5: is the cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Type 6: causes exanthema subitum and hepatitis
- Type 7: may cause Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS patients.
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