19 January 2010

Herpes Fact : Herpes Simplex Common Illnesses


More than 100 animal herpes virus, 9 are known to cause disease in humans. Humans are the natural reservoir for the other 8 viruses; that is, these virus are normally spread from human to human and generally do not cause disease in other animals. In addition to herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, the other “human” herpes virus include the closely related varicella zoster virus and the more distant relatives including cytomegalo virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and the recently discovered human herpes virus 6, 7, and 8

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 Common Illness :

  1. Genital herpes
  2. Herpes labialis clinical symtom : fever blisters or cold sores
  3. Gingivostomatitis it's infection of the mouth
  4. Pharyngitis as infection of the throat
  5. Keratitis it's infection of the eye
  6. Encephalitis it's infection of the brain
  7. Neonatal herpes infection of the newborn
Varicella Zoster virus
  1. Varicella or chicken pox
  2. herpes Zoster or shingles
Cytomegalovirus
  1. Infectious mononucleosis-like illness
  2. Infection of the fetus causing birth defects
Epstein-Barr virus
  1. Infectious mononucleosis
Human herpesvirus 6
  1. Roseola
  2. High fever in young children
Human herpesvirus 7
  1. Roseola
Human herpesvirus 8
  1. Kaposi sarcoma