Paper II — 2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q15

Paper II

2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

List FOUR oncogenic viruses.

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Answer

Four oncogenic viruses:

1. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) — types 16, 18 (high-risk), associated with cervical carcinoma and other anogenital/oropharyngeal cancers.
2. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) — associated with hepatocellular carcinoma.
3. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) — associated with Burkitt’s lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
4. Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) — associated with Kaposi’s sarcoma.

(Other valid examples: Hepatitis C virus — hepatocellular carcinoma; Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus-1 (HTLV-1) — adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma.)

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