HTLV-2

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:healthcare_organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Retroviridae
gptkbp:associated_with tropical spastic paraparesis
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:T-cell_leukemia
gptkbp:discovered_by 1970s
gptkbp:genus Deltaretrovirus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HTLV-2
gptkbp:is_popular_in gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to no vaccine available
gptkbp:research ongoing studies on pathogenesis
gptkbp:risk_factor age
gender
immunosuppression
co-infection with HIV
gptkbp:social_responsibility serological testing
gptkbp:symptoms asymptomatic in many cases
possible neurological symptoms
possible skin lesions
gptkbp:transmission breastfeeding
sexual contact
blood transfusion
gptkbp:treatment no specific antiviral treatment
gptkbp:type retrovirus
gptkbp:type_of HTLV-2a
HTLV-2b