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Human Herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus)
In 1872, Moritz Kaposi, a Hungarian dermatologist, first described in five men an aggressive, pigmented, multicentric sarcoma of the skin that disseminated to multiple sites. It was rare and received little attention until similar lesions were observed in African children…