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In order to get htlv does fluid containing it have to enter my bloodstream?

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Dr. Mohammed Parvez answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes: The infection spreads through close contact to the body fluids like blood, mucous, semen etc. It enters the blood stream through small blood vessels called cappilaries.

Answered 2/15/2020

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