HTLV-1

or HTLV-I

1. human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1: a type of retrovirus that causes a rare form of leukemia, primarily occurring in southern Japan and the Caribbean islands.

Example Sentences

HTLV-1 spreads through breastfeeding, sex, blood transfusion and sharing of needles.

From Fox News

The men were infected with HTLV-1, which is rarely seen in England and the United States.

From Seattle Times

The virus linked to the lymphoma — HTLV-1 — infects millions of people around the world, with the highest known prevalence in Japan, Africa, South America, the Caribbean and parts of Australia.

From New York Times

Yet HTLV-1's modest death toll, and the decades that often go by between infection and disease, have kept it out of the limelight.

From Science Magazine

Gallo’s lab had recently discovered the first human retrovirus, a leukemia and lymphoma virus known as HTLV-1.

From Science Magazine