Herpes link to multiple sclerosis

Washington - US researchers said yesterday in the journal Nature Medicine they had found more evidence that a herpes virus related…

Washington - US researchers said yesterday in the journal Nature Medicine they had found more evidence that a herpes virus related to the bug which causes cold sores and chicken pox may cause multiple sclerosis. They said this could mean anti-viral medicines could possibly one day be used ag ainst the disease, for which there is no cure. - (Reuters)

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