Deadly rugby virus spreads in sumo wrestlers
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 05:42
in Health & Medicine
Rugby players may get more than just the ball out of a scrum - herpes virus can cause a skin disease called 'scrumpox' and it spreads through physical contact. Researchers have studied the spread of the disease among sumo wrestlers in Japan and have discovered that a new strain of the virus could be even more pathogenic, according to an article published in the October issue of the Journal of General Virology...
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