CURRENT STATE OF HERPES VIRUS TYPE 6 IN CHILDREN

Abstract

The article presents a review of modern literature on infections associated with human herpes virus type 6 (HHV-6). HHV-6 causes exanthem subitum (roseola), and fever without a rash as well as infants’ fever with convulsive disorder and infectious mononucleosis. To diagnose HHV-6 methods of detection of antibodies for the IgM and IgG or PCR are applied in practice.

Keywords

• human herpes virus type 6 (hhv-6)
• exanthem subitum (roseola)
• fever
• infectious mononucleosis
• children