Internal medicine

Pathology

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

Saliva

Virology

Herpesviridae

Immunology

Sarcoma

Viral disease

Kaposi's sarcoma

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Human herpesvirus

Medicine

Environmental health

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Detectable Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) DNA in blood and increased antibody titres may indicate KSHV reactivation, while the transmission of KSHV occurs via viral shedding in saliva.

Risk Factors for Kaposi’s Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus DNA in Blood and in Saliva in Rural Uganda