Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1

Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1

Research and select 1 oncovirus (a virus that is linked to the cause of cancer)… Include the following information:

1. A brief overview of the virus (capsulated or naked… positive sense or negative sense… so on and so on)

2. What cancer(s) are linked to the oncovirus

3. What is the mode of attack? Meaning how does it cause the cancer…

4. Prevention and treatment of the virus

5. Treatment of the cancer

6. Any new or current research that may be being done.

Same basic format as previously expected… single spaced, 12 point font, New Times Roman… a minimum of 1 page in length. A minimum of 3 sources (WebMD and Wikipedia are no no’s). Don’t forget to cite your information and include in-text citations…

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Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 or human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) is a virus that is associated with various types of diseases that include adult T-cell lymphoma (ATL) uveitis and other diseases. Despite the fact that it is associated with cancer, only 1 to 5% of people infected with the virus actually develop cancer. HTLV-1 belongs to the family retroviridae. It has a positive RNA. The RNA is reverse transcribed……………….

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