Human Herpesvirus-6: Epidemiology, Molecular

This publication on HHV-6 is the first and so far only one where a composite picture of the virus is presented. Comprehensive accounts of HHV-6 biology, molecular virology, epidemiology and their association with diseases, including the effects of antiviral drugs, are covered in chapters contributed by leading researchers on HHV-6. The book is an excellent source of reference on HHV-6 for basic researchers, diagnostic virologists, clinicians, medical students and medical librarians since it provides the most current state-of-the-art information on HHV-6.

Editors' foreword
Preface by Glaser
Preface by Pearson
List of contributors
General virology
The discovery of human herpesvirus type 6	p. 3
The epidemiology of human herpesvirus-6	p. 9
Target cells for infection	p. 25
In vitro propagation systems for HHV-6	p. 37
Infection, latency and immortalization of human cells with HHV-6	p. 49
Electron microscopy of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6)	p. 59
Biology and strain variants	p. 69
Molecular biology of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)	p. 81
Proteins of human herpesvirus-6	p. 97
Interactions between HHV-6 and other viruses	p. 121
Clinical pathology
Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) and exanthem subitum	p. 137
Exanthem subitum and HHV-6 infection	p. 145
HHV-6-induced mononucleosis-like illnesses	p. 159
Kikuchi's disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis)	p. 175
HHV-6 in atypical polyclonal lymphoproliferation (APL) and malignant lymphomas	p. 185
Detection of human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) genomes in lymphoproliferative diseases	p. 209
Detection of HHV-6 using polymerase chain reaction amplification	p. 227
'Post-Viral' chronic fatigue syndrome	p. 235
Human herpesvirus-6 and HIV-1 infection	p. 255
HIV-1 and HHV-6 infections of human retina and cornea	p. 263
Human herpesvirus-6 and bone marrow transplantation	p. 281
Human herpesvirus-6 in Sjogren's syndrome	p. 303
HHV-6: response to antiviral agents	p. 317
Subject index	p. 337
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Human Herpesvirus-6: Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Clinical Pathology

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