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Stupidity Virus Discovered - Music Head - 11-11-2014
problem solved
from msn
A virus known to attack green algae in lakes and rivers can also infect human brains -- and itâs making dummies out of us. The virus, called ATCV-1, can impair cognitive activity, learning and memory, essentially making a person who has the virus less intelligent, researchers in the U.S. have found. Scientists said this is the first time the virus has been observed in people.
âThis is a striking example showing that the âinnocuousâ microorganisms we carry can affect behavior and cognition,â Robert Yolken, a virologist at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Maryland, who led the original study, told the Independent. All people have physiological differences âencoded in the set of genes each inherits from parents, yet some of these differences are fueled by the various microorganisms we harbor and the way they interact with our genes,â Yolken said.
Scientists discovered the virus accidentally while working on an unrelated study into microbes in the human throat. Throat swabs drawn from study volunteers showed unexpected traces of ATCV-1 in their DNA. Out of the 92 healthy adults screened in the study, nearly 44 percent of them had the virus, the authors said.
Study participants who had the virus performed around 10 percent worse on cognitive tests. Additionally, researchers noted the presence of the virus was correlated with lower attention spans and a âstatistically significant decrease in ⦠visual processing and visual motor speed.â While the virus is found in freshwater, there was no indication the only people who had it were swimmers and boaters. âThese are agents that we carry around for a long time and that may have subtle effects on our cognition and behavior,â Yolken told Healthline. "We're really just starting to find out what some of these agents that we're carrying around might actually do.â
Subsequent tests involving mice produced similar results, Newsweek reported. Researchers inserted infected green algae into the mouths of mice and had them perform a series of lab tests. It took animals that had been injected with the virus 10 percent longer to find their way out of mazes. They also spent 20 percent less time exploring new objects than uninfected mice, researchers found.
Stupidity Virus Discovered - Bob - 12-11-2014
Thank you for this information. Another thing to be concerned about.
Stupidity Virus Discovered - Lovely Linda - 12-11-2014
Well, that answers a few questions. I'm sure you know what I mean Music Head from what you have heard from me :laugh:
Stupidity Virus Discovered - Jerome - 12-11-2014
So now I know what my mom meant when she said 'you behave as if you were born in a swamp'!
Stupidity Virus Discovered - Music Head - 12-11-2014
I just figured all we have to do is isolate and kill this virus
of course then we would have to track down the people the virus has already infected and kill them before they multiply
bingo! no more stupid people
Stupidity Virus Discovered - CRAZY-HORSE - 13-11-2014
Good job Dubya isn't President....
He'd have invaded the swamps under the guise of looking for those "viruses of mass destruction"...
Then Neil Young could could record an album called "living with virus"...LOL
Stupidity Virus Discovered - Lovely Linda - 13-11-2014
Music Head Wrote:I just figured all we have to do is isolate and kill this virusYou got my vote Music Head :biggrin:
of course then we would have to track down the people the virus has already infected and kill them before they multiply
bingo! no more stupid people
Stupidity Virus Discovered - jazzboCR - 13-11-2014
Music Head Wrote:I just figured all we have to do is isolate and kill this virus
of course then we would have to track down the people the virus has already infected and kill them before they multiply
bingo! no more stupid people
...If only it were that simple--you don't have to be stupid to be easily led. Look at the the city pensioners of Detroit or most Republican followers. BTW, you want to revisit this Thread title and spell "stupidity" correctly? Just wondering...
Stupidity Virus Discovered - Music Head - 13-11-2014
jazzboCR Wrote:...If only it were that simple--you don't have to be stupid to be easily led. Look at the the city pensioners of Detroit or most Republican followers. BTW, you want to revisit this Thread title and spell "stupidity" correctly? Just wondering...lol
fixed that, sorry
what did you expect, I'm a Republican follower