Help with medical question about viruses?!
Question: Help with medical question about viruses.?
what viruses can cause extreme weight loss.?
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Answers:
hyperthyroidism is not caused by a viral infection.
that's a tough question.
Very far-fetched, but Epstein Barr Virus does cause lymphoma - particularly brain lymphomas in AIDS patients, and Burkitt's lymphoma. and when you get those cancers, of course you waste away to nothing.
Hepatitis B and C -- do cause chronic infections in the liver that can be incurable and sometimes cause wasting syndrome.
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that's a tough question.
Very far-fetched, but Epstein Barr Virus does cause lymphoma - particularly brain lymphomas in AIDS patients, and Burkitt's lymphoma. and when you get those cancers, of course you waste away to nothing.
Hepatitis B and C -- do cause chronic infections in the liver that can be incurable and sometimes cause wasting syndrome.
That's the best I can do.Health Question & Answer
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