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Can Kaposi Sarcoma be prevented

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 12/7/2022

Safer sex practices may help to prevent AIDS-related KS by decreasing the risk of transmission of HHV-8 through sexual means

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∙ 14y ago

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Who described Kaposi's sarcoma?

Moricz Kaposi

The cancer often association with HIV is Kaposi's?

Yes, the cancer often associated with HIV is Kaposi's sarcoma.

How do human get Kaposi's sarcoma?

Kaposi's Sarcoma is an opportunistic infection. KS affects people with comprimised immune systems.

Can HIV cause Kaposi's Sarcoma?

Kaposi's Sarcoma and AIDS result from two different viruses, but the development of Kaposi's Sarcoma can precede the progression of HIV to AIDS. The HIV virus attacks a person's immune system, and a weakened immune system makes it likely that a person already infected with the Kaposi virus will develop Kaposi's Sarcoma. The type of severe weakening of the immune system that allows the development of Kaposi's Sarcoma is also what causes HIV to develop into AIDS.

What does Kaposi mean?

Kaposi's sarcoma is a cancerous tumour of the connective tissue.

What does Kaposi's sarcoma produce?

Kaposi's sarcoma produces pink, purple, or brown tumors on the skin, mucous membranes, or internal organs

What viral STD raises the risk of developing kaposi's sarcoma?

I believe HIV is a virus the increases the risk of developing Kaposi's Sarcoma.

What is a type of sarcoma that AIDS patients develop?

It is Kaposi's Sarcoma. The viruses for this form of cancer are normally carried by many people. It is only when the immune system is weakened, as in AIDS, that the person develops Kaposi's Sarcoma.

An illness that starts with the letter K?

Kaposi's Sarcoma

Infection that is frequently associated with HIV?

Kaposi's sarcoma.

Cancer often association with HIV is kaposi's?

sarcoma

What is KSHV?

KSHV, or Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, is a virus that can cause several types of cancer, including Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and multicentric Castleman disease. It is a member of the herpesvirus family and is closely related to Epstein-Barr virus.

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