It's time to change the name of HHV-6 to AIDS Spectrum Virus 1 (ASV-1).
It's time to recognize
that HHV-6A, HHV-6B, HHV-7 and HHV-8 all belong in a viral category of
their own. Leaving them in the herpesvirus family trivializes their
impact on public health and turns them into some kind of biomedical
joke.
Here are the proposed new names for HHV-6A, HHV-6B, HHV-7 and HHV-8:
The AIDS Spectrum Viruses
HHV-6A should be called AIDS Spectrum Virus 1 (ARV-1)
HHV-6B should be called AIDS Spectrum Virus 2 (ARV-2)
HHV-7 should be called AIDS Spectrum Virus 3 (ARV-3)
HHV-8 should be called AIDS Spectrum Virus 4 (ARV-4)
The name of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome should be changed to AIDS Spectrum Virus Syndrome
(AIDS Virus Syndrome or ASVS.)
The name of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome should be changed to AIDS Spectrum Virus Syndrome
(AIDS Virus Syndrome or ASVS.)