Human Chromosomal Integration of Latent State Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6)
From MicrobeWiki, the student-edited microbiology resource
By: Kerri-Lynn Conrad
Introduction
Figure 1. Transmission electron micrograph visualization of Human Herpes Virus-6 (HHV-6) on the surface of a human lymphocyte. HHV-6 is the causative agent of roseola, a disease that effects nearly every human infant.
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.
