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Species Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) (Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus)

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MnemonicHHV8
Taxon identifier37296
Scientific nameHuman herpesvirus 8
Common nameHHV-8
SynonymKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
Other names › HHV8
› KSHV
› Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes-like virus
› Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus - Human herpesvirus 8
› Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus KSHV
› Kaposi's sarcoma-associated human herpes virus
› Karposi's sarcoma-associated herpes-like virus
RankSpecies
Lineage › Viruses
   › dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage
     › Herpesvirales
       › Herpesviridae
         › Gammaherpesvirinae
           › Rhadinovirus
Virus hosts › Homo sapiens (Human)
Strains › GK18
See also › NCBI
Taxonomy navigation
Up › Rhadinovirus
Down › Chlorocebus rhadinovirus 1
› Gorilla rhadinovirus 1
› Human herpesvirus 8 type M
› Human herpesvirus 8 type P (isolate GK18)
› Hylobates leucogenys rhadinovirus 2
› Macaca fascicularis rhadinovirus 1
› Macaca nemestrina rhadinovirus 2
› Macaque gamma virus
› Mandrillus herpesvirus 1
› Pan troglodytes rhadinovirus 1
› Retroperitoneal fibromatosis-associated herpesvirus