News tagged with human herpesvirus 6

Infectious virus hidden in chromosomes during latency can be passed from parents to children

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects nearly 100 percent of humans in early childhood, and the infection then lasts for the rest of a person's life. Now, a team led by Peter Medveczky, MD, a professor in the ...

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OHSU finds association between Epstein-Barr virus, inflammatory diseases of the mouth

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry have found that a significant percentage of dental patients with the inflammatory diseases irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis also have the ...

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created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Help from herpes? Coinfection induces acyclovir to inhibit HIV

A surprising interaction may enable development of new HIV treatment strategies by exploiting infection with multiple pathogens. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 11th issue of the journal Cell Host an ...

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created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Having certain type of herpes virus antibodies linked with form of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans

Researchers have found an association between the presence of antibodies for the virus human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) and an atypical form of type 2 diabetes in persons from sub-Saharan Africa, according to a preliminary study ...

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