Infection with Common Herpes Virus Speeds MS-like Disease Onset and Progression in Primate Model, Study Reports
Infection with the most common member of the herpes virus family, called HHV-6, may pass unnoticed and without symptoms, but the very act of being infected significantly accelerated the development and progression of a multiple sclerosis-like disease in nonhuman primates, a study reports. Its findings support the role of viral infection in…