Referring to cytomegalovirus as herpes is misleading. Herpes is both the name of a single virus and a family of viruses. What is commonly known as the herpes vi

Referring to cytomegalovirus as herpes is misleading. Herpes is both the name of a single virus and a family of viruses. What is commonly known as the herpes virus is Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2. Cytomegalovirus is a herpes virus; that is, a member of the Herpesviridae virus family. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytomegalovirus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytomegalovirus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex_virus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex_virus