Thursday, December 17, 2009

HHV6+7+8(49)

There are recently described viruses. HHV6 is the cause of a common disease of infancy called Exanthem subitum (roseola infantum or sixth disease), characterized by high fever and skin rash. HHV 7 is associated with persistent salivary glands infection.

Human Herpes Virus 8
(Kaposi's Sarcoma-Related Herpesvirus)

The new virus was identified in 1994 from tissue of Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with AIDS.

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