Search results
- Three recently discovered members of the human herpesvirus (HHV) family are HHV-6, HHV-7, and HHV-8. The closely homologous HHV-6 and HHV-7 are ubiquitous, with nearly universal prevalence in persons older than 6 years.
Dec 20, 2021 · It is the primary infection caused by human herpesvirus 6, in the same way that chickenpox is the primary infection of HHV-3, the chickenpox virus. HHV-7 can also sometimes cause roseola infantum. A common complication of roseola infantum is febrile seizures ,** which can sometimes require hospitalization, but are usually passing and not an ...
People also ask
Is HHV 6 a herpes virus?
What is human herpesvirus 6?
Is HHV 6 a human pathogen?
Three recently discovered members of the human herpesvirus (HHV) family are HHV-6, HHV-7, and HHV-8. The closely homologous HHV-6 and HHV-7 are ubiquitous, with nearly universal prevalence in persons older than 6 years.
- Michael M. Wolz, Gabriel F. Sciallis, Mark R. Pittelkow
- 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.04.010
- 2012
- Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Oct; 87(10): 1004-1014.
Sep 8, 2022 · HHV-6B infects most children within the first three years of life and, like other herpesviruses, it establishes latency after primary infection. HHV-6B may reactivate in immunocompromised hosts, especially following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Aug 8, 2023 · Though the most common manifestation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is the rash exanthema subitum, also called roseola infantum, HHV-6 has been known to establish a more threatening infection in immunocompromised individuals.
- Orinthia King, Yasir Al Khalili
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- 2019
- 2023/08/08
Feb 27, 1996 · Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a human pathogen of emerging clinical significance. HHV-6 was first isolated from patients with lymphoproliferative disorders in 1986 (Salahuddin et al., 1986). HHV-6 isolates are classified into two groups as variants A (HHV-6A) and variant B (HHV-6B) (Schirmer et al., 1991.
- Yasuko Mori, Koichi Yamanishi
- 2007
- 2007
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is the common collective name for human betaherpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) and human betaherpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B). These closely related viruses are two of the nine known herpesviruses that have humans as their primary host.
Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a set of two closely related herpes viruses known as HHV-6A and HHV-6B. HHV-6B infects approximately 70% of children by the age of three and often results in fever, diarrhea, sometimes with a rash known as roseola.
