Which off the following is an oncogenic retrovirus?
Ans: A (HTLV-1) Ref: Jawetz, Mel nick & Adel bergs Textbook of Medical Microbiology, 25th Edition. 2010Explanation:* Viruses which produce tumors in either their natural host or experimental animals or induce malignant transformation in cell cultures are called oncogenic viruses.RNA virusesCANCERHCVHTLV1HIVHepatocellular cancerAdult T cell leukemiaAIDS related malignanciesDNA virusesCANCERHPVGenital tumoursOropharyngeal cancerBurkitt's lymphomaNasopharyngeal carcinomaB cell lymphomaKaposi's sarcomaHepatocellular cancerEBVHHV 8HBV
HTLV-1
HPV
EBV
HBV
Oncogenic Virus