What is the (or are the) differences between Feline immunodeficiency virus and Feline leukemia virus?

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What is the (or are the) differences between Feline immunodeficiency virus and Feline leukemia virus?

2007-02-18 11:36:19 · 3 answers · asked by Count DiMera 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs

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Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is the cat equivalent of HIV. It is probably a retrovirus like HIV. It destroys CD4 T cells, which is a type of white blood cell.

Feline leukemia virus is also a retrovirus, but it causes leukemia in cats. Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. It basically means that some white blood cells are replicating very fast, thereby growing to a huge quantity

2007-02-18 12:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by . 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2016-08-26 05:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by Beatrice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Kind of says it all unless you mean IDV is untreatable and luk is

2007-02-18 11:45:20 · answer #3 · answered by havenjohnny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋