Zoster Patients on Earth and Astronauts in Space Share Similar Immunologic Profiles

DiscussionThe pattern of immune dysregulation in zoster patients is similar to that of astronauts during spaceflight who shed VZV DNA in their saliva. Because future deep space exploration missions will be of an unprecedented duration, prolonged immune depression and chronic viral reactivation threaten to manifest overt disease in exploration class astronauts.
Source: Life Sciences in Space Research - Category: Biology Source Type: research