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.
47. All the provisions of the present Agreement, save the second sub-paragraph of Article 11, shall enter into force at 2400 hours (Geneva time) on 22 July 1954. Done in Geneva at 2400 hours on the 20th of July 1954 in French and in Viet-Namese, both texts being equally authentic. For the Commander-in-Chief of the French Union Forces in Indo-China. Brigadier-General DELTEII.