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Diseases

Kaposi Sarcoma

A relatively rare type of skin malignancy that tends to afflict elderly people or, those with an abnormal immune system as in aids. ... Born in austro-hungary, kaposi first identified this skin cancer in older italian and eastern european jewish men.

SYMPTOMS

  • Skin: lesion, rashes, lumps, small bump, swelling, or ulcers
  • Also common: coughing, fever, mouth ulcer, plaque, shortness of breath, or swollen lymph nodes

CAUSES

Kaposi sarcoma (ks) is caused by infection with a virus called the kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus (kshv), also known as human herpesvirus 8 (hhv8). Kshv is in the same family as epstein-barr virus (ebv), the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis (mono) and is linked to several types of cancer

Chitradurga

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