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What shape is the human t-cell leukemia virus? is that the same thing as the aids virus?
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Not the same : Htlv shares many similarities with HIV but not the same. It differs significantly from hiv-1 in the spectrum of diseases caused and the way by which it causes the disease.
Answered 6/10/2014
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