Virus
human herpesvirus 8 Audio
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Subclass of:
Rhadinovirus
Definitions related to human herpesvirus 8:
  • A gammaherpesvirus that contributes to the development of Kaposi sarcoma.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A type of herpesvirus that may cause Kaposi sarcoma (a rare cancer that can cause skin lesions) and a type of lymphoma (cancer that begins in the lymph system), especially in patients who have a weak immune system.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Human herpesvirus 8.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Species in the genus Rhadinovirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, isolated from patients with AIDS-related and "classical" Kaposi sarcoma.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (herpesvirus 8, human) A species in the genus RHADINOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from patients with AIDS-related and classical Kaposi sarcoma.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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