Two gammaherpesviruses are known to infect humans. Both are predominantly latent. Both were first discovered in tumor specimens and both carry one or more transforming genes. They are the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8. First discovered in association with endemic Burkitt's lymphoma, EBV is the etiological agent of infectious mononucleosis and has a long-recognized association with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease.
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