Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Every Virus you ever Had?

 A new blood test has been developed, at a very reasonable cost, that looks for antibodies against almost every virus that you have had.

Using this test would allow us to find out the best time to give immunizations, and may help look at viruses that could lead to chronic illnesses.

In a study of about 600 people they found the average person had 10 different viral infections, with up to 25. There were some interesting patterns in areas around the world.

Check out this New York Times Article

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