Paper II — 2018 February (2010 Scheme) — Q8

Paper II

2018 February (2010 Scheme) · 40 marks · 120 min

Question

Name four oncogenic viruses and malignancy caused.

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Answer

Four oncogenic viruses and the malignancy each causes:

1. Human Papillomavirus (HPV), high-risk types — cervical carcinoma.
2. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) — hepatocellular carcinoma.
3. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) — Burkitt lymphoma (and nasopharyngeal carcinoma).
4. Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8/KSHV) — Kaposi’s sarcoma.

(Other valid examples: Hepatitis C virus — hepatocellular carcinoma; HTLV-1 — Adult T-cell Leukaemia/Lymphoma.)

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