Open AccessTHE FEATURES OF THE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE VIRAL EXANTHEMA
Author(s) -
Albina G. Pashinyan,
Пашинян Альбина Гургеновна,
L.I. Ilyenko,
Ильенко Л. И,
Anna Akopyan,
Акопян А. Н,
Diana Gavrilovna Dzhavaeva,
Джаваева Д. Г
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
rossijskij žurnal kožnyh i veneričeskih boleznej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-9097
pISSN - 1560-9588
DOI - 10.18821/1560-9588-2017-20-4-205-208
Subject(s) - subfamily , human herpesvirus , herpesviridae , etiology , virology , herpesviridae infections , medicine , human herpesvirus 6 , epidemiology , herpesvirus hominis , immunology , viral disease , alphaherpesvirinae , virus , biology , pathology , genetics , gene
Currently there are about 200 different studied herpes viruses, only 8 types are pathogenic for humans. They all belong to the family Herpesviridae, which according to the structure of the virion and biological properties is divided into three subfamilies: α, β, and γ. Human herpesvirus 6B belongs to the subfamily of β-herpesvirus, genus Roseolovirus. The overview of current information on the etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations of infection caused by human herpesvirus 6B is presented. The diagnosis of the viral exanthema using modern laboratory technology is considered.