roseolovirus


Roseolovirus

 [ro″ze-o´lo-vi″rus] a genus of herpesviruses closely related to the genus Cytomegalovirus, containing the single species human herpesvirus 6, which is the etiologic agent of roseola infantum.

roseolovirus

(rō″zē-ō′lō-vī″rŭs) [″ + ″] A genus of herpesviruses that infect lymphocytes. Members of the genus include herpesvirus 6 and 7 (HHV-6 and HHV-7).