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In this lab stain, the small orange-spotted cell on the far left shows a nerve cell infected with herpes virus in an animal model. Credit: Image courtesy of Seattle Children’s Hospital

Reseachers estimate 90% of the population have them. These strains, human herpes 6 and human herpes 7, usually do not cause severe symptoms when people acquire them. But researchers know that under certain circumstances, dormant herpes viruses in the body can unexpectedly come roaring back and cause complications not typically associated with herpes virus.”It’s common to find herpes virus in salivary glands of humans and animals,” Barcy said. “But we found herpes 7 in the nervous system of animal models, which was a surprise because that strain of herpes has not been detected in the nervous system before...