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Herpesviridae

Herpes Simplex         (grows in culture in 1 to 2 days)

Varicella Zoster Virus  (difficult to grow in culture; may take 2 weeks)

HHV3 = Varicella Zoster virus

HHV4 = cytomegalovirus

HHV5 = Epstein-Barr virus

Herpes viruses – intranuclear inclusions

Poxviruses – intracytoplasmic inclusions