PMID- 11867006
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20191120
IS  - 1470-1537 (Electronic)
IS  - 0969-7667 (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 3
DP  - 2000 Oct
TI  - Human Herpesvirus 6: an Evolving Story.
PG  - 70-75
AB  - First isolated in 1986 from patients with lymphoproliferative disorders, human 
      herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a B-herpesvirus with two variants: HHV-6A and HHV-6B. 
      HHV-6B is the major causal pathogen of exanthem subitum, a predominantly benign 
      exanthematous disease of infants with occasional complications in the central 
      nervous system. Infection with HHV-6 is common among the general population and 
      the virus mainly seems to be transmitted from mother to infant via saliva. 
      Following primary infection, HHV-6 persists latently and can reactivate in 
      immunocompromised hosts, such as in individuals with AIDS or in transplant or 
      multiple sclerosis patients where it possibly causes encephalitis and 
      pneumonitis. Its precise role in these conditions is not well understood and 
      further study is needed.
FAU - Yamanishi, Koichi
AU  - Yamanishi K
AD  - Department of Microbiology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka University, 
      Osaka, Japan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Herpes
JT  - Herpes : the journal of the IHMF
JID - 9801722
EDAT- 2002/02/28 10:00
MHDA- 2002/02/28 10:00
CRDT- 2002/02/28 10:00
PHST- 2000/04/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2000/06/20 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2002/02/28 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/02/28 10:00 [medline]
PHST- 2002/02/28 10:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Herpes. 2000 Oct;7(3):70-75.