BBC: Why stealthy viruses are making you ill

John Mac · Aug 8, 2018

A trick used by viruses to make us sick - "stealth spheres" - has been discovered by scientists.

It had been thought viruses were all lone wolves, each on a solo campaign of infection.

Instead they can form "packs" of up to 40 viruses and surround themselves with a fatty sphere that makes them invisible to our body's defences.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45114842

Wonko · Aug 8, 2018

So this isn't so much a "what's their motivation" why, it's more of a how they make you ill thing.

Yu'd think the BBC would be able to use language more good.

Andy · Aug 8, 2018

Don't worry Wonko, the NIH said it gooder

NIH researchers discover highly infectious vehicle for transmission of viruses among humans

Researchers have found that a group of viruses that cause severe stomach illness — including the one famous for widespread outbreaks on cruise ships — get transmitted to humans through membrane-cloaked “virus clusters” that exacerbate the spread and severity of disease. Previously, it was believed that these viruses only spread through individual virus particles. The discovery of these clusters, the scientists say, marks a turning point in the understanding of how these viruses spread and why they are so infectious. This preliminary work could lead to the development of more effective antiviral agents than existing treatments that mainly target individual particles.
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https://www.nih.gov/news-events/new...ous-vehicle-transmission-viruses-among-humans

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