Prevalence of herpesviruses in Yanomami indigenous people and its relationship with Heck's disease.

Authors :: Boaventura, Richardson Mondego
Kussaba, Sergio Takashi
Roman‐Torres, Caio Vinicius G.
Kim, Yeon Jung
Zerbinati, Rodrigo Merlin
Braz‐Silva, Paulo Henrique
Pallos, Debora
Source :: Oral Diseases. Nov2024, Vol. 30 Issue 8, p5113-5117. 5p.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: The article focuses on the prevalence of herpesviruses among the Yanomami indigenous population and their association with Heck's disease. Topics include the detection of various herpesviruses (such as HSV-1, EBV, and HHV-6) in saliva, the clinical presentation of Heck's disease, and the demographic factors influencing viral excretion and disease manifestation.

Subjects :: *SALIVA microbiology
*RISK assessment
*RESEARCH funding
*T-test (Statistics)
*HERPESVIRUSES
*POLYMERASE chain reaction
*ORAL manifestations of general diseases
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES
*DISEASE prevalence
*CHI-squared test
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*MULTIVARIATE analysis
*ORAL diseases
*EPSTEIN-Barr virus
*HERPESVIRUS diseases
*COMPARATIVE studies
*DISEASE risk factors
*DISEASE complications

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