Question 128 · LDEK · Infections
Kaposi’s sarcoma is caused by:
- A. cytomegalovirus.
- B. Varicella zoster virus.
- C. human herpes virus type 6.
- D. human herpes virus type 8.
- E. Herpes simplex virus.
Hint
Recall the numbering of human herpesviruses; the causative agent was identified in AIDS-related vascular tumours in 1994.
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