HHV-8 transmission via saliva to soothe blood-sucking arthropod bites
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Arthropod bites.
The phylum Arthropoda includes arachnids and insects. Although their bites typically cause only local reactions, some species are venomous or transmit disease. The two medically important spiders in the United States are widow spiders (Latrodectus), the bite of which causes intense muscle spasms, and the brown recluse (Loxosceles), which may cause skin necrosis. Widow bites usually respond to n...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Cancer
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0007-0920,1532-1827
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602086