Human Herpesviruses 6 and 7

Encyclopedia of Virology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 498-505

  Gompels, U A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Exanthema subitum; HHV 6; HHV 6A; HHV 6B; HHV 7; HIV AIDS; Human herpesvirus; Immune evasion; Lymphotropic; Multiple sclerosis; Neurotropic; Roseola infantum; Roseolovirus; Transplantation disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649096035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012374410-4.00423-4     Document Type: Chapter

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