Introduction Human herpesvirus (HHV) -6 belongs to the herpesvirus family, [1] which consists of over 200 members divided into α, β and γ subgroups. Only eight herpesviruses commonly infect ...

Epidemiologic studies suggest that human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is sexually transmitted among men who have sex with men; however, the mode of transmission is unclear. To evaluate the patterns of she ...

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.

Herpesvirus-based gene therapy vectors offer an attractive alternative to retroviral vectors because of their episomal nature and ability to accommodate large transgenes. Saimiriine herpesvirus 2 ...

Main Points Human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B) is a pathogen that infects the vast majority of people when they are infants.

Figure 1: Infection of human herpesvirus 6B to target cells and infection prevention by antibodies. Credit: Kobe University ...

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the causal agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, is transmitted sexually among homosexual men, but little is known of its transmission among women. Although HHV-8 has been detecte ...

Human herpes virus, commonly known as herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), is like that friend who ends up crashing on your couch and never leaves.

HealthDay News — Subjects with Alzheimer’s disease have increased levels of 2 strains of human herpesvirus, according to a study published online July 11 in Neuron.

In case you needed more bad news lately, yet another new study revealed that a common health condition may be linked with Alzheimer's and dementia —and it's a condition so common that literally ...

Figure 1. Human herpesvirus-6 entry into target cells. Two glycoprotein complexes exist on the envelope of the human herpesvirus-6 virion.