There are eight human herpesviruses (HHVs). Primary infection by any of the eight viruses, usually occurring in childhood, is either asymptomatic or produces fever and rash of skin or mucous ...

Human herpesvirus 6 is a common childhood infection, but for some people, the virus is inherited through the germline from a 24,000-year-old ancestor. An electron micrograph of human herpesvirus 6 ...

Human herpesvirus (HHV) -6 is a T-cell tropic virus that belongs to the β-herpesvirinae subfamily, which also includes the HHV cytomegalovirus and HHV-7. HHV-6 can be classified into two variants ...

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers are helping to map the landscape of viruses that infect us all, and to analyze the impact they have on human health and disease.

A study of 16,000 people suggests that human herpesvirus 6A is a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis, reinvigorating a neglected hypothesis that the virus could be involved in triggering the ...

Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a virus that can reactivate in individuals, particularly after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). This reactivation can lead to serious complications ...

C leveland Clinic researchers have discovered a key mechanism used by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), to induce cancer. The research ...

“When we placed the human KSHV LANA gene into our gamma herpesvirus model, it worked just fine for latency but also introduced unique characteristics, such as suppressing viral replication ...