Emergent Human Pathogen Simian Virus 40 and Its Role in Cancer

virus 88Background: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and vaccination against shingles, caused by VZV, has been found toSV40 is a known oncogenic DNA virus which induces primary brain and bone cancers, malnant mesothelioma, and lymphomas in laboratory animals.