Human Herpesviruses: Diagnosis and Clinical Management

Herpesvirus refers to a type of virus that belongs to the herpesviridae family. It has been classified into eight different types which include herpes simplex type I (HSV-1), herpes simplex type II (HSV-2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV/HHV-3), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV/HHV-4), cytomegalovirus (CMV/HHV-5), herpesvirus type 6 (HBLV/HHV-6), herpesvirus type 7 (HHV-7) and Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8). Both direct and serologic techniques are used to diagnose the human herpesvirus 6 (H...