Encephalitis due to herpesvirus family

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Although sporadic viral encephalitis is most commonly due to herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) the extended herpesvirus family consists of many other viruses many of which can also infect the central nervous system. Encephalitis due to herpesvirus family include ¹:

herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1): see HSV encephalitis
herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2): see HSV encephalitis
- neonatal herpes simplex encephalitis
varicella zoster virus (VZV): see VZV encephalitis
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV): see EBV encephalitis
cytomegalovirus (CMV): see CMV encephalitis
human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6): see HHV-6 encephalitis
B virus (herpesvirus simiae)

~~-<li>human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)</li>~~
~~-<li>B virus (herpesvirus simiae) </li>~~
+<li>human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6): see <a href="/articles/hhv-6-encephalitis">HHV-6 encephalitis</a>
+</li>
+<li>B virus (herpesvirus simiae)</li>