Virology Oncogenic viruses

Hello what did I find

-viruses only initiate the pathological process, enhancing the processes of cell division and the genetic instability of the cells infected by them;

- in persons infected with oncogenic viruses, the occurrence of a tumor is usually an infrequent event: one case of a neoplasm occurs among hundreds, sometimes thousands of infected people;

- from the moment of infection to the onset of a tumor, there is a long latent period, lasting for years, sometimes decades;

- in most infected individuals, the occurrence of a tumor is not mandatory, but they may constitute a risk group, with a higher probability of its occurrence;

- For malignant transformation of infected cells, additional factors and conditions are required that lead to the progression of the most aggressive tumor clone.

@argentum Sounds like the viruses do not affect a lot the cancer development.

@morphism everything is relative)

@argentum Couldn't agree more

The main mechanism of viral carcinogenesis is that the vibrio enters the cell and does not have a cytolytic effect, while the integration of proviral DNA into the cell genome occurs. As a result of this interaction, cell proliferation begins, which eventually becomes unlimited. 

Thank you all for the explanation 😀 

 @ekaterina-gribacheva Are you welcome)

@antony10 Yes, I agree with you