Herpes B virus — “B” is for Brebner: Dr. William Bartlet Brebner (1903–1932)

In medical virology, the letter “B” may be used to designate a separate etiology for viral hepatitis (hepatitis B virus) or the location of an unexpected reaction (parvovirus B19; panel B, sample 19). Herpes B virus, however, was named after a colleague of Dr. Albert B. Sabin[1][1] who was