HHV-1
- Name: Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1)
- Subfamily: Alpha-herpesvirus
- Primary Disease: Oral herpes (cold sores), encephalitis
- Latency Site: Sensory nerve ganglia
HHV-2
- Name: Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2)
- Subfamily: Alpha-herpesvirus
- Primary Disease: Genital herpes
- Latency Site: Sensory nerve ganglia
HHV-3
- Name: Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Subfamily: Alpha-herpesvirus
- Primary Disease: Chickenpox (primary), shingles (reactivation)
- Latency Site: Dorsal root ganglia
HHV-4
- Name: Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
- Subfamily: Gamma-herpesvirus
- Primary Disease: Infectious mononucleosis, Burkitt lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Latency Site: B cells
HHV-5
- Name: Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Subfamily: Beta-herpesvirus
- Primary Disease: CMV infection (congenital CMV, retinitis, systemic illness)
- Latency Site: Monocytes, macrophages
HHV-6
- Name: Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)
- Subfamily: Beta-herpesvirus
- Primary Disease: Roseola infantum (sixth disease)
- Latency Site: T cells
HHV-7
- Name: Human Herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7)
- Subfamily: Beta-herpesvirus
- Primary Disease: Roseola-like illness
- Latency Site: T cells
HHV-8