Scientists Discover a Benefit to Having Herpes

[Whelan]

BWAAAAAHAAAAHAAAAI couldn't put this in the News Section, it was too freakin funny of a headline not to post!http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273015,00.html

[drunkenmaxx]

hurry everyone! take your herpes pills so you don't get the plague!

[joatmon]

I guess I don't see why it is so hilarious. Obviously, nobody is going to sign up for herpes to avoid getting the plague, but the plague is not dead. This spring, Denver/Boulder are having problems with local rodents, especially squirrels having plague fleas, although no humans seem to have caught it yet. A few years ago, mice with plague fleas were a big problem out in the SW, especially on the reservations. 9 people jsut died of plague in Tanzania. Plague is not eliminated, just not common. The article indicates that they are talking about the wide family of herpes viruses, not jsut the nasty STD one.Quote »Nearly all humans become infected with multiple herpes virus family members during childhood. These germs not only include the herpes simplex viruses, which lead to cold sores and possibly genital herpes, but also the diseases responsible for chickenpox and "mono," as well as several less well-known ailments.And there are plenty of commercials on TV saying how new drugs make it no biggie to have the nasty STD herpes

[NUBlackshirts]

Does anyone else find it funny that the viral immunologist is named "Skip Virgin"???