The best studied herpesviruses belong to the family Orthoherpesviridae, which the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses divides into three subfamilies. The Alphaherpesvirinae hold the genera Iltovirus, Mardivirus, Scutavirus, Simplexvirus and Varicellovirus, the Betaherpesvirinae hold Cytomegalovirus, Muromegalovirus, Proboscivirus, Quwivirus and Roseolovirus, and the Gammaherpesvirinae hold Bossavirus, Lymphocryptovirus, Macavirus, Manticavirus, Patagivirus, Percavirus and Rhadinovirus. Herpes simplex virus is a common infection that can cause painful blisters or ulcers and spreads primarily by skin-to-skin contact, and the World Health Organization estimates that 3.8 billion people under age 50 have type 1 infection and 520 million aged 15 to 49 have type 2.
Herpesviruses
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International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: Family: Orthoherpesviridae
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Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Genus: Iltovirus Genus: Mardivirus Genus: Scutavirus Genus: Simplexvirus Genus: Varicellovirus
World Health Organization: Herpes simplex virus
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An estimated 3.8 billion people under age 50 (64%) globally have herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection
Varicellovirus (Wikipedia)
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a member of family Orthoherpesviridae.
Lymphocryptovirus (Wikipedia)
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and gamma-1 herpesviruses
Alphaherpesvirinae (Wikipedia)
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Alphaherpesvirinae is a subfamily of viruses in the family Orthoherpesviridae
Orthoherpesviridae (Wikipedia)
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The members of this family are commonly known as herpesviruses.
Duplodnaviria (Wikipedia)
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Herpesviruses infect animals and are commonly associated with diseases such as herpes and chickenpox.
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Herpesviruses infect animals and are commonly associated with diseases such as herpes and chickenpox.
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Herpesviruses infect animals and are commonly associated with diseases such as herpes and chickenpox.
View the SourceVaricella zoster virus (Wikipedia)
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Varicella zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpesvirus 3 (HHV-3, HHV3), is one of nine known herpes viruses that can infect humans.
Epstein-Barr virus (Wikipedia)
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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV; EP-styne, Yiddish: [ˈɛpʃtejn]), also known as human herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4), is one of the nine known human herpesvirus types in the herpes family, and is one of the most common viruses in humans.
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