Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Good News from Tucson

Here's some good news Karl saw on the Internet today.

He's joking that my "little gift" to him may not have all bad! *laffs* At least we know Abita will be safe from the plague!!

The herpes family of viruses can have a surprising upside--it can protect
against the bubonic plague and other bacterial contagions, at least in mice.

Research into whether a similar mechanism applies to humans and other
mammalian hosts should be conducted, said viral immunologist Skip Virgin at
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

"There may be symbiotic advantages to chronic infections with these viruses."

Here's the link!!

http://www.livescience.com/health/070516_herpes_upside.html

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow, I think I'll go have unprotected sex right now!