A deadly virus has infected around 40 percent of adults in rural Aboriginal communities in Australia, and its spread is causing alarm. It’s nothing new, however: The reason it’s got public health ...

Residents in Australia's Northern Territory are being affected by an ancient virus that can lead to leukemia and lymphoma. The rate of infection of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, or HTLV-1, is ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a blood screening test that distinguishes between human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) and HTLV-II, which can cause adult T-cell leukemia ...

In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead to some types of cancer, Epstein-Barr virus has also been connected to the ...

The human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is estimated to infect 5–20 million people worldwide 1. Among HTLV-1-infected individuals, 90–95% remain asymptomatic throughout their lives.

Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLVs) are transmitted through breastfeeding, needle sharing, intravenous drug use, and sexual contact. While HIV makes global headlines, its lesser-known “lost ...

You’ve heard of HIV. You’ve definitely heard of COVID-19 – probably more often than you want to, let’s face it. You know about HPV, and tons of other viruses besides… but there’s one that gets nowhere ...

A study led by SMU suggests that oleandrin — a drug derived from the Nerium oleander plant — could prevent the HTLV-1 virus from spreading by targeting a stage of the reproduction process that is not ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's related to HIV, yet you've probably never heard of it: a virus called human T-cell leukemia ...

HTLV-1, an ancient virus similar to HIV, is spreading around Australia's Northern Territories. Some 40% of adults in certain parts of Australia, mostly indigenous communities, carry the virus. There's ...

It was a mystery illness to them. No one in the immediate Kurian family had heard of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, HTLV-1, before patriarch George was diagnosed with blood cancer. Doctors told ...