Interesting article..... perhaps they should test the water and people in Washington D.C. Though what I'd really like to see is one of the Colorado universities test the water around Denver for the related virus that makes the people here crappy drivers...
"A virus that infects human brains and makes us more stupid has been discovered, according to scientists in the US.
The
algae virus, never before observed in healthy people, was found to
affect cognitive functions including visual processing and spatial
awareness.
Scientists
at Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Nebraska stumbled
upon the discovery when they were undertaking an unrelated study into
throat
microbes.
Surprisingly,
the researchers found DNA in the throats of healthy individuals that
matched the DNA of a virus known to infect green algae.
Dr
Robert Yolken, a virologist who led the original study, said: “This is a
striking example showing that the ‘innocuous’ microorganisms we carry
can affect
behaviour and cognition."
Read the full article here.
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