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HTLV-1

HTLV-1

8.8
A virus that infects a type of white blood cell and can cause a form of blood cancer
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : VHT-1
  • HTLV-1 infection can lead to serious illnesses such as adult T-cell leukemia.

Examples

  • The HTLV-1 virus is known to cause T-cell leukemia.

  • Proper screening for HTLV-1 is important for blood donation safety.

  • Researchers continue to study the transmission patterns of HTLV-1 in different populations.

  • People infected with HTLV-1 may experience severe health issues.

  • HTLV-1 infection can lead to serious illnesses such as adult T-cell leukemia.

  • Proper screening for HTLV-1 is important for blood donation safety.

  • HTLV-1 is known to cause T-cell leukemia.

Synonyms

human T-cell leukemia virus-1
vsHTLV-1
  • Specialized
7.5

A virus that infects people and can cause a blood cancer of white blood cells called T cells

is broader, causing that leukemia and additional diseases in humans

Surface Forms

HTLV-1 singular
HTLV-1s plural

Morphology

HTLV-1 = H + T + L + V + 1

The term is an initialism (letters + numeral) whose components do not independently convey the meaning; learners must know the full expansion 'Human T‑cell Leukemia Virus type 1'.

Etymology

The word HTLV-1 is short for Human ('human'), T-cell ('a type of immune cell'), Leukemia ('blood cancer'), Virus ('a germ') and type 1 ('the first kind'). So, HTLV-1 is the name for a virus that lives in human T cells and can cause leukemia.