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Epstein-Barr Virus |
First human virus to be classified as carcinogenic Burkitt's lymphoma ● Chromosomal translocation t(8;14)(q24;q23) ● Nasopharyngeal cancer ● Hodgkin's lymphoma |
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Hepatitis B virus |
Australian antigen - HBV surface antigen
Causes chronic liver disease progression to cirrhosis
X-protein = hepatitis B virus transactivator protein; Potential Viral Oncoproteins
Hepatocellular CA |
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Retrovirus |
☆ Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV-1) ● Fiirst human antivirus to be identified ● First to be associated with Human Malignancy ● Adult T-cell Leukemia ● Tropical spastic paresis ● Linked to HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy
☆ Human Immunodeficiency Virus
☆ Other ● XMRV = new human Gammaretrovirus = Familial Prostate Cancer |
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Human Papillomavirus |
HPV 16, 18, 31, 45 Highly tropic for epithelial cells of the skin and mucous membrane ☆ Oropharnygeal cancer ☆ Anal caner ☆ Recurrent Papillomatosis (6 and 11) ☆ Laryngeal Papillomas Quadrivalent (6, 11, 16, 18) Bivalent (16 and 18) |
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Hepatitis C Virus |
☆ Post-transfusion Hepatitis ☆ Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
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Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpes Virus |
HHV8 ☆ Kaposi's Sarcoma ☆ Primary Effusion Lymphoma ☆ Multi-centric Castleman disease Mode of transmission = Sexual Often seen in HIV / AIDS |
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Polyomavirus BK virus |
☆ Hemorrhagic cystitis in bone marrow transplant recipients ☆ Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy in renal transplant recipients |
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Polyomavirus JC virus |
☆ Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy |
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Polyomavirus WU and KI |
Nasopharyngeal aspirates of children with respiratory infections |
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Polyomavirus Merkel Cell Virus |
Merkel Cell Carcinoma ● Rare skin tumor of the neuroendocrine origin |