Objectives: The transmission of HHV-8, previously considered a sexually transmitted virus, sometimes appears strictly related to the child’s hypersensitivity response to the bite of a blood feeding arthropod and to the mother’s (or caregiver’s) habits of attempting to relieve itching and reduce scratching, contaminating the bite site with infected saliva (Coluzzi et al. 2002; 2003). Saliva seems to play a major role in the viral transmission and appears to be the reservoir body fluid for HHV-8 (Taylor et al. 2004). In order to confirm the promoter arthropod hypothesis we carried out surveys with questionnaires.
The use of saliva to soothe blood-sucking arthropod bites and the transmission of Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) / Romano, Rita; F., Candura; Russo, Gianluca; A., AL HAMDANI; L., CECCHERINI NELLI; F, Benvegnu; Ascoli, Valeria; COLUZZI BARTOCCIONI, Caio Mario. - In: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. - ISSN 1198-743X. - STAMPA. - (2006), pp. 46-46. [10.1111/j.1470-9465.2006.12_4_1429.x]
The use of saliva to soothe blood-sucking arthropod bites and the transmission of Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8).
ROMANO, Rita;RUSSO, Gianluca;ASCOLI, Valeria;COLUZZI BARTOCCIONI, Caio Mario
2006
Abstract
Objectives: The transmission of HHV-8, previously considered a sexually transmitted virus, sometimes appears strictly related to the child’s hypersensitivity response to the bite of a blood feeding arthropod and to the mother’s (or caregiver’s) habits of attempting to relieve itching and reduce scratching, contaminating the bite site with infected saliva (Coluzzi et al. 2002; 2003). Saliva seems to play a major role in the viral transmission and appears to be the reservoir body fluid for HHV-8 (Taylor et al. 2004). In order to confirm the promoter arthropod hypothesis we carried out surveys with questionnaires.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
