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Help docs, is human t cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) contagious?
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Yes: The virus is present in blood and can be transmitted like HIV is transmitted. See this site for more info. http://www.htlv1.eu/htlv_one.html
Answered 10/26/2014
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