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thought i'd start this up.
after wracking my brain trying to decode the acronym for the JC virus, i learned the following . . .
The JC virus (JCV) is a type of human polyomavirus (formerly known as papovavirus) and is genetically similar to BK virus and SV40. It was discovered in 1971 and named after the two initials of a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The virus causes PML and other diseases only in cases of immunodeficiency, as in AIDS, or immunosuppression, as in organ transplant patients. It is common in the general population, infecting 70-90 of humans in north america.
so, be it known that they are now called POLYOMAVIRUS's
if anyone thinks they may have hard time coming up with a good mnemonic for this one . . . just think of being infected by our lord and savior
after wracking my brain trying to decode the acronym for the JC virus, i learned the following . . .
The JC virus (JCV) is a type of human polyomavirus (formerly known as papovavirus) and is genetically similar to BK virus and SV40. It was discovered in 1971 and named after the two initials of a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The virus causes PML and other diseases only in cases of immunodeficiency, as in AIDS, or immunosuppression, as in organ transplant patients. It is common in the general population, infecting 70-90 of humans in north america.
so, be it known that they are now called POLYOMAVIRUS's
if anyone thinks they may have hard time coming up with a good mnemonic for this one . . . just think of being infected by our lord and savior