Epidemiological results suggest that the etiological agent of the acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) is transmitted primarily through blood products, semen, and saliva. There …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) is the probable etiologic agent for the
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). HTLV-III was isolated from semen and blood …

Peripheral blood leukocytes and saliva from 20 individuals, including four with the acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), ten with AIDS-related complex (ARC), and six healthy …

The human T-cell lines MT-2 and MT-4 carry the human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I).
When MT-2 and MT-4 were infected with HTLV-III, the probable etiologic agent of the …

Several isolates of a human type-C retrovirus belonging to one group, known as human T-
cell leukemia virus (HTLV), have previously been obtained from patients with adult T-cell …

The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is characterized by T-lymphocyte
dysfunction and is frequently accompanied by opportunistic infections and Kaposi's …

Long-term cultures were established of HTLV-III-infected T4 cells from patients with the
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and of T4 cells from normal donors after …

The human T-cell leukemia (lymphotropic) virus type III (HTLV-III) appears to be central to
the causation of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Two full-length …

Two of three chimpanzees given plasma from patients with acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) or pre-AIDS showed serum antibodies to type III human T-cell leukemia …

In cats, infection with T-lymphotropic retroviruses can cause T-cell proliferation and leukemia
or T-cell depletion and immunosuppression. In humans, some highly T4 tropic retroviruses …