Some herpes viruses helpful

A recent study suggests carrying some types of the herpes virus can help fight off bacterial infections, especially early in life.
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis used mice to study the role several herpes viruses -- strains that do not cause active diseases, but remain latent in a host's system -- play in the immune system.
The research revealed surprising benefits. The mice that carried the latent viruses were able to fight off bacterias that cause the plague and food poisoning -- while most those without died, said Erik Barton, an assistant professor of biological sciences at Purdue University. Barton was lead author on the study while a postdoctoral fellow in St. Louis.



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