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Roseolovirus is a genus of viruses in the order Herpesvirales, in the family Herpesviridae, in the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae. There are currently six species in this genus. Diseases associated with this genus include: HHV-6: sixth disease (roseola infantum, exanthema subitum); HHV-7: symptoms analog to the 'sixth disease'.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomViruses
  2. PhylumPeploviricota
  3. ClassHerviviricetes
  4. OrderHerpesvirales
  5. FamilyHerpesviridae

Roseolovirus es un género de virus de la familia Herpesviridae. De sus seis especies, tres provocan enfermedad en humanos: los herpesvirus humanos 6A y 6B (conocidos colectivamente como herpesvirus humano 6) y el herpesvirus humano 7; ambos causan roseola, una enfermedad exantemática, en niños.​​

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  • Structure
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Roseolovirus is a genus of viruses in the order Herpesvirales, in the family Herpesviridae, in the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae. There are currently six species in this genus. Diseases associated with this genus include: HHV-6: sixth disease (roseola infantum, exanthema subitum); HHV-7: symptoms analog to the 'sixth disease'.

== Species == The genus consists of the following six species: Roseolovirus humanbeta7 Roseolovirus humanbeta6a Roseolovirus humanbeta6b Roseolovirus macacinebeta9 Roseolovirus muridbeta3 Roseolovirus suidbeta2 == Structure == Viruses in Roseolovirus are enveloped, with icosahedral, spherical to pleomorphic, and round geometries, and T=16 symmetry. The diameter is around 150-200 nm. Genomes are linear and non-segmented, around 200kb in length.

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