Human Chromosomal Integration of Latent State Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6)
From MicrobeWiki, the student-edited microbiology resource
By: Kerri-Lynn Conrad
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Introduction
Genomic Structure of HHV-6
HHV-6 Replication Cycle
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology of HHV-6 Infection
Initial Infection
Latency in Healthy Children and Adults
Reactivation in Immunosuppressed Individuals
HHV-6 Associated Disease States
Latency through Human Chromosomal Integration
Transmission through Germ Line
Future Work
References
Edited by Kerri-Lynn Conrad, student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 375 Virology, 2010, Kenyon College.
