Human gammaherpesvirus 8 | |
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Kaposi's sarcoma | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
Phylum: | Peploviricota |
Class: | Herviviricetes |
Order: | Herpesvirales |
Family: | Orthoherpesviridae |
Genus: | Rhadinovirus |
Species: | Human gammaherpesvirus 8
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the ninth known human herpesvirus; its formal name according to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) is Human gammaherpesvirus 8, or HHV-8 in short.[1] Like other herpesviruses, its informal names are used interchangeably with its formal ICTV name. This virus causes Kaposi's sarcoma, a cancer commonly occurring in AIDS patients,[2] as well as primary effusion lymphoma,[3] HHV-8-associated multicentric Castleman's disease and KSHV inflammatory cytokine syndrome.[4] It is one of seven currently known human cancer viruses, or oncoviruses.[2] Even after many years since the discovery of KSHV/HHV8, there is no known cure for KSHV associated tumorigenesis.
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