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Roseolovirus Infections
Medical Definition: | Infection with ROSEOLOVIRUS, the most common in humans being EXANTHEMA SUBITUM, a benign disease of infants and young children. |
Guide Notes: | caused by a genus of the family Herpesviridae |
Exanthema Subitum - An acute, short-lived, viral disease of infants and young children characterized by a high fever at onset that drops to normal after 3-4 days and the concomitant appearance of a macular or maculopapular rash that appears first on the trunk and then spreads to other areas. It is the sixth of the classical exanthematous diseases and is caused by HHV-6; (HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN). (From Dorland, 27th ed) |
Roseolovirus Infections Medical Definitions and Terms
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