Epidemiologic aspects of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection have been
thoroughly studied over the course of approximately 25 years since its first description. The …

The emergence of HIV disease and AIDS, the reemergence of tuberculosis, and the
increased opportunity for disease spread through international travel demonstrate the critical …

Several infectious agents are considered to be causes of cancer in humans. The fraction of
the different types of cancer, and of all cancers worldwide and in different regions, has been …

Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) has infected human beings for thousands of years,
but knowledge about the infection and its pathogenesis is only recently emerging. The virus …

THE human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), the first human retrovirus to be
characterized, is associated with adult T-cell leukaemia and a chronic progressive disease …

In Jamaican children infective dermatitis is a chronic eczema associated with refractory
nonvirulent Staphylococcus aureus or beta-haemolytic streptococcus infection of the skin …

Definitive risk factors for the development of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) among
asymptomatic human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1) carriers remain unclear …

Using data obtained in national surveys of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-
associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) conducted in Japan in 1987 …

Background Infection is one of the main risk factors for cancer. Objectives Epidemiology,
pathogenesis, and disease burden of infection-related cancers were reviewed by infectious …

Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is an aggressive T-cell malignancy caused by human T-cell
leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1) infection and often occurs in HTLV-1-endemic areas, such as …