title: Human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7).
abstract: HHV-7 first isolated in 1990 from a healthy individual, is a ubiquitous agent. The second independent isolation of HHV-7 from a chronic fatigue syndrome patient was reported in 1992. The seroepidemiology of HHV-7 suggested that its prevalence rate in the U.S.A. population is > 85%; however, in Japan a low prevalence rate has been reported. HHV-7 can be more readily isolated from the saliva than HHV-6. The primary infection of HHV-7 appears later in life than HHV-6. No disease has been reported that is etiologically linked to HHV-7. HHV-7 is more closely related to HHV-6 and the human cytomegalovirus than other members of the human herpesvirus family.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20007.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Ablashi
authors.forename: Z N
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Berneman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kramarsky
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000235:genetics; D016199:Herpesvirus 7, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000821:virology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral