TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Herpesviruses A1 - Ryan, Kenneth J. A1 - Ray, C. George PY - 2014 T2 - Sherris Medical Microbiology, 6e AB - The Herpesviridae is composed of large, enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses. Eight human herpesviruses (HHVs) and a very large number of animal herpesvirsues have been identified. The HHVs include: herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2, which cause facial and genital lesions; varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox and shingles; Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), an infectious cause of mononucleosis and Burkitt lymphoma (BL); cytomegalovirus (CMV), a leading cause of congenital blindness; HHV types 6 and 7 (HHV-6 and HHV-7), which cause roseola; and Kaposi Sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as HHV-8 (Table 14–1). In addition, the simian herpesvirus, herpes B virus, has occasionally caused lethal human disease in primate center workers. SN - PB - CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2021/01/16 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101196384 ER -