HTLV-1 and Hepatitis C virus

There are numerous RNA oncogenic viruses that have been linked to various cancer types. These various oncogenic viruses include:

1. Hepatitis viruses includes hepatitis B and hepatitis C have been linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.

2. Human papillomaviruses (HPV) have been linked to cancer of the cervix, anus, penis, vagina/vulva, and some cancers of the head and neck.

3. Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (HHV-8) has been linked to Kaposi’s sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma.

4. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been linked to Burkitt’s lymphoma, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Human diseases causing RNA viruses include Orthomyxoviruses, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Ebola disease, SARS, influenza, polio measles and retrovirus including adult Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).