Living invisible: HTLV-1-infected persons and the lack of care in public health.

• Päätekijät: Karina Franco Zihlmann (Tekijä), Augusta Thereza de Alvarenga (Tekijä), Jorge Casseb (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Aiheet: article
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INTRODUCTION: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is intractable and endemic in many countries. Although a few individuals have severe symptoms, most patients remain asymptomatic throughout their lives and their infections may be unknown to many health professionals. HTLV-1 can...