Re: Antiviral-->Probacterial

[Guest guest]

Hmmm, interesting. We know that viruses and bacteria are natural enemies and fight each other. But perhaps if the immune system is bringing all its weapons against the virus, the bacteria find a backdoor? Could explain why many people said they came down with CFS after a case of mononucleosis. For so long people believed that CFS was a result of chronic Eppstein Barr virus, but perhaps it was simply the entry point for the bacteria to get a foothold (unnoticed) that it wouldn't have gotten otherwise. Very interesting. penny phagelod <mpalmer@...> wrote: I've only read the abstract, but this would seem to provide yet another example of the difficulties in discerning cause from effect:http://tinyurl.com/ynar4jProc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Oct 17;103(42):15535-9.Increased susceptibility to bacterial superinfection as a consequence of innate antiviral responses.Matt

[Guest guest]

Or... it could be the total pathogen load -

OR as we know some viruses need other pathogens to become activated

(i.e. the ones with the catchy name of dependoviruses)

Barb

> I've only read the abstract, but this would seem to

provide yet

> another example of the difficulties in discerning cause from effect:

>

> http://tinyurl.com/ynar4j

>

> Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Oct 17;103(42):15535-9.

> Increased susceptibility to bacterial superinfection as a

consequence

> of innate antiviral responses.

>

> Matt

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