Select the most accurate answer: HHV-8: A. Is a human herpesvirus B. Affects the immunosuppressed patient C. Is oncogenic, causing Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma D. In post-transplant patients who develop KS, it appears to be due to reactivation of HHV-8 E. The transmission of HHV-8 has been associated with organ transplants and injection drug use F. All of the above
Select the most accurate answer:
HHV-8:
A. Is a human herpesvirus
B. Affects the immunosuppressed patient
C. Is oncogenic, causing Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma
D. In post-transplant patients who develop KS, it appears to be due to reactivation of HHV-8
E. The transmission of HHV-8 has been associated with organ transplants and injection drug use
F. All of the above
human herpesvirus 8 - A type of virus that causes Kaposi sarcoma (rare cancer in which lesions grow in the skin, lymph nodes, lining of the mouth, nose, and throat, and other tissues of the body).
This organism is called the herpes virus.
Viruses are obligate parasites.
They are acellular.
They are neither living nor non-living.
A. Is a human herpesvirus- This is correct.
B. Affects the immunosuppressed patient- This is correct as it attacks immunocompromised individuals.
C. Is oncogenic, causing Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma- This is correct as it causes Kaposi's Sarcoma
D. In post-transplant patients who develop KS, it appears to be due to reactivation of HHV-8- This is correct.
E. The transmission of HHV-8 has been associated with organ transplants and injection drug use- This is correct.
F. All of the above- This will be the correct answer as all the above points are correct.
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