| Type & Synonym |
Disease |
Test |
Prevention |
HHV-1
Herpes simplex virus-1
(HSV-1)
(HSV) |
Herpes simplex:
oral herpes (mainly) /
cold sore (colloquial),
genital herpes,
herpetic_whitlow,
herpes gladiatorum |
HS1 IgG |
HHV-2
Herpes simplex virus-2
(HSV-2)
(HSV) |
Herpes simplex:
genital herpes (mainly)
oral herpes,
herpetic_whitlow |
HS2 IgG |
HHV-3
Varicella zoster virus
(VZV) |
Primary infection:
Varicella /
Chickenpox (colloquial) |
VZ IgG |
Varicella vaccine /
Chickenpox vaccine |
Recurrence:
Herpes zoster /
Shingles (colloquial) |
Herpes zoster vaccine /
Shingles vaccine |
HHV-4
Epstein-Barr virus
(EBV) |
Infectious mononucleosis,
glandular fever (UK),
kissing disease (US),
Burkitt’s lymphoma, &
nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) |
EBV EA-IgA
Monospot |
HHV-5
Cytomegalovirus
(CMV) |
CMV retinitis,
CMV mononucleosis |
CMV Ig-M
CMV Ig-G |
HHV-6
Roseolovirus |
Sixth disease (
roseola infantum or
exanthem subitum) |
HHV-7
Roseolovirus |
Sixth disease (
roseola infantum or
exanthem subitum) |
HHV-8
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
(KSHV) |
Kaposi’s sarcoma |
