Risk Factors for Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection among Adults in the United States and Evidence for Sexual Transmission
Author(s) -
Eric A. Engels,
Jonnae Atkinson,
Barry I. Graubard,
Geraldine M. McQuillan,
Christine Gamache,
Georgina Mbisa,
Silvia Cohn,
Denise Whitby,
James J. Goedert
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/518791
Subject(s) - human herpesvirus , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , sexual transmission , human herpesvirus 6 , herpesviridae infections , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , environmental health , herpesviridae , viral disease , telecommunications , computer science , microbicide
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) causes Kaposi sarcoma. In the United States, transmission routes for HHV-8 are uncertain.
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