Human T-lymphotropic virus. The human T-lymphotropic virus or human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) family of viruses are a group of human retroviruses that are known to cause a type of cancer called adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and a demyelinating disease called HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP).
The Geneva convention doesn't apply to ISIS anyways as they are considered unlawful combatants. We ran into these gray area issues in Iraq as many of the insurgents were not locals, non-uniformed and not state sponsored.
Full Treaty information, as well as the status of the Convention, is available on the web site of the Treaty Section of the United Nations at the following URL address: https://treaties.un.org/. A list of ratifications/acceptances/approvals of the amendment to the Basel Convention (Ban Amendment) is available here. Full information is available on the web site of the Treaty Section of the United Nations at the following URL address: https://treaties.un.org/.