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==Overview==
==Overview==
Adult-T cell leukemia is caused by chronic infection with HTLV virus. Primary prevention of adult-T cell leukemia is aimed at preventing the vertical and person-person transmission of HTLV virus.
Primary prevention of adult-T cell leukemia is aimed at preventing the vertical and person-person transmission of [[Human T-lymphotropic virus|HTLV]] virus. No preventive vaccine against [[Human T-lymphotropic virus|HTLV]]-1 is currently available.


==Primary Prevention==
==Primary Prevention==
*No preventive vaccine against HTLV-1 is currently available, and interrupting the well-recognized primary modes of HTLV-1 transmission is the mainstay of adult-T cell leukemia prevention,
*Primary prevention of adult-T cell leukemia is aimed at preventing the vertical and person-person transmission of [[Human T-lymphotropic virus|HTLV]] virus.
*No preventive vaccine against [[Human T-lymphotropic virus|HTLV]]-1 is currently available.
==References==
==References==



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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

Primary prevention of adult-T cell leukemia is aimed at preventing the vertical and person-person transmission of HTLV virus. No preventive vaccine against HTLV-1 is currently available.

Primary Prevention

  • Primary prevention of adult-T cell leukemia is aimed at preventing the vertical and person-person transmission of HTLV virus.
  • No preventive vaccine against HTLV-1 is currently available.

References