Human herpesvirus 8 – A novel human pathogen

In 1994, Chang and Moore reported on the latest of the gammaherpesviruses to infect humans, human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) [1]. This novel herpesvirus has and continues to present challenges to define its scope of involvement in human disease. In this review, aspects of HHV-8 infection are discussed, s...

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Autor principal: Edelman, Daniel C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1243244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16138925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-2-78
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Sumario:In 1994, Chang and Moore reported on the latest of the gammaherpesviruses to infect humans, human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) [1]. This novel herpesvirus has and continues to present challenges to define its scope of involvement in human disease. In this review, aspects of HHV-8 infection are discussed, such as, the human immune response, viral pathogenesis and transmission, viral disease entities, and the virus's epidemiology with an emphasis on HHV-8 diagnostics.

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