Now they have some good news about the herpes virus family: Ironically named viral immunologist Herbert Virgin from Washington University School of Medicine has come up with some pretty convincing evidence that infection with two other members of the herpes virus family — the Epstein - Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, and the relatively
harmless cytomegalovirus — can actually protect a person from a range of bacterial infections.
Scientists have discovered a key molecule linked to Human
Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection, which is
harmless for healthy people but can cause miscarriage and birth defects during pregnancy.