Paget's Disease of Bone - Causes - Viral

Viral

Paget's disease may be caused by a slow virus infection (i.e., paramyxoviruses) present for many years before symptoms appear.

  • Measles, though recent evidence has cast some doubt upon the measles association.
  • Canine distemper virus
  • Respiratory syncytial virus

Contamination has been suggested to have played a role in producing past positive results.

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