Fig. 2

Types of virus-related cancer and mechanisms of viral infection. Major steps in the process of viral infection include Attachment, Entry, Uncoating, Replication and Transcription, Protein Synthesis, Assembly, and Release. Newly released viral particles can infect neighboring cells, continuing the infection process. Persistent viral infection increases the risk of virus-related cancer, including hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, cervical cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Kaposi sarcoma, lymphoma, and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Text in host cell color: intracellular components; Text in virus color: viral infection process; Black text: viral components. This figure was created with BioRender.com