Hush little virus, don't say a word: How Princeton scientists investigate sleeping viruses

(Princeton University) Four in five adults are infected with herpes simplex virus, say researchers, but most don't show symptoms like cold sores because the virus infection is 'latent' -- sleeping -- within the nervous system. While many virus researchers are interested in understanding what causes these sleeping viruses to wake up, or reactivate, Princeton scientists are trying to understand what prevents the infection from going to sleep in the first place.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news