Are there more then two kinds of herpes?

Question

I know that cold sores are herpes and that genital herpes is, but does herpes affect any other part of the body?

Answer 1

There are actually 8 different kinds of herpes simplex virus.

Check out this link for more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpesviridae

Answer 2

There are a great many viruses in the herpes family which can effect nearly any part of the body. When people use "herpes" they usually mean HSV 1 and HSV 2. HSV 1 is usually considered genital herpes and causes lesions on the gentalia, while the HSV 2 is usually associated with cold sores.

However, both types can appear on the lips and mout or on the genitals. While usually only annoying as cold sores, HSV 1 can affect the eyes and rapidly cause blindness.

Other herpes family viruses that cause disease are:
HHV-3 or VZV for varicella zoster virus is the culprit for both chickenpox and shingles .

HHV-4 also called EBV for Epstein-Barr virus causes infectious mononucleosis, Burkitt's lymphoma, Central Nervous System lymphoma in AIDS, PTLD or Post-transplant lymphoproliferative syndrome, and some nasopharyngeal carcinoma and may cause certain other cancers.

HHV-5 is CMV , cytomegalovirus, which causes another kind of mononucleosis, retinitis, CNS disease, especially in transplant ot AIDS patients or those who are immunosuppressed such as chemo patients.

HHV-6 or Roseolovirus causes "sixth disease" , a measles-like disease known as roseola infantum. HHV-7is closely related to HHV-6 causes roughly the same symptoms and the two may be naturally linked to each other.

HHV-8 is a type of rhadinovirus (KSHV) and is associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma and some types of Castleman's disease. It almost always is seen in immunosuppressed persons like the elderly and those with AIDS.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yes and no.. Herpes is herpes pretty much.. its manistifation and location.. but in some ways its all the same thing.. just diffeernet variations and locations and times.. (Zoaster/shingles you dont get till a subsequent reocurrance and its not good they tell me)
Cold sores and genital herpes.. same thing.. different location.. any MD will confirm that.. 90% of the worlds population has herpes.. they just dont wanna admit it.. (and that man woman and childern)

Herpes simplex 1 (cold sore)
Herpes Simplex 2 (genital)
Herpes Zoaster (shingles)
Herpes Varicilla (Chicken pox)

Answer 6

Well there are actually plenty of forms of herpes virus for example chicken pox and shingles are a form of the herpes virus.

Answer 7

thanks Patricia for that post
I knew chicken pox was a form of herpes virus,
lol, but i never knew that Epstein-Barr virus /mononucleosis/glandular fever/"kissing disease" was caused by a strain of herpes

lol everyone's riddled with herpes. Look slike the question should be, are there any humans NOT infected with a strain of herpes.

hsv type1 offers some protection against hsv type2, ive read. i wonder if chicken pox, offers the same protection against hsv type2?

Answer 8

i think theres 3 symplex a, b, and c. one is chicken pox. two are scarry as fu__

Answer 9

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