Evidence for infectious component of Hodgkin's disease and related considerations.
The four epidemiological approaches used to evaluate the hypothesis that Hodgkin's disease might have an infectious component are reviewed. The limitations of each approach are summarized and some related questions are raised. The emerging picture for Hodgkin's disease is that a variety of factors, both environmental and genetic, might be important in the etiology of this disorder.
D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects