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To: longnshort who wrote (58752)	10/6/2004 11:46:54 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

L&S, There is more that we don't know about viruses than what we do know. One thing we think we know is that viruses may invade a body when environmental conditions support it. If there is sufficient resistance to the virus it does not overtly effect the performance of the body. We know that virus's may invade the nervous system and cause damage. We believe this is the most likely explanation for some diseases like MS. It is also true that some people are more genetically prone to falling victim to certain viruses. We also think that environmental influences, like poor diet, exercize, hygene, rest, trama etc, effect the likelyhood of catching a virus. We only know about a very limited number of viruses and prion type agents. We know about these because we have been able to isolate them after disease effecting large numbers of people indicated their likely presence. It is quite possible that there are innumerable forms of virus that effect us in countless ways that are not all deadly. Your statement doesn't qualify as a fact, it qualifies as a 'what if' at best. More as a science fiction novel proposal than a scientific fact. Even if homosexuals were prone to viral contamination that was not common to heterosexuals, which would be more likely a result of their conduct than a precipitator of their orientation; that would raise more questions than conclusions about homosexuals. I would love to be a virus researcher. But too old and too impatient.