An 81 million year herpes infection: First endogenous herpes virus found!
1– Herpes viruses are old. They are ooooooold. Like, hundreds of millions of years old. Specifically, about 400 million years old. 2– Herpes viruses are everywhere. Fish, reptiles, birds, cows, humans, everywhere. And there are lots of different kinds that humans have to deal with– CMV, EBV, HHV-8, VZV, HSV… 3– And, though herpes viruses should…
Source: scienceblogs.com
If herpes is that old, then what does that tell us about the other Large DNA viruses?
