Roseolovirus

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Roseolovirus
Electron micrograph of HHV-6
Electron micrograph of HHV-6
Virus classification
Group: Group I (dsDNA)
Family: Herpesviridae
Genus: Roseolovirus
species

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)
Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7)

Roseolovirus refers to both Human Herpesvirus Six and Seven, both members of the betaherpesviridae subfamily of herpesvirus. They can both cause the childhood disease of roseola.

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