obsolete Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 infectious disease

A viral infectious disease that results in increased proliferation of affected CD4 lymphocytes, has_material_basis_in Human T-lymphotropic virus 1, which is transmitted_by sexual contact, transmitted_by contaminated needles used by intravenous-drug users, and

A viral infectious disease that results in increased proliferation of affected CD4 lymphocytes, has_material_basis_in Human T-lymphotropic virus 1, which is transmitted_by sexual contact, transmitted_by contaminated needles used by intravenous-drug users, and transmitted_by breast feeding. The person infected with HTLV-1 eventually develop an often rapidly fatal leukemia, while others will develop a debilitative myelopathy, uveitis, infectious dermatitis, or another inflammatory disorder.

Also known as: HTLV-1 infectious disease; HTLV-I infectious disease