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A giant virus factory infected with Zamilon
...that the recently discovered
Zamilon virophage
(pictured)
casts doubt on the concept of
virophages
?
...that as many as 3.3 million newborns die each year, of which 23.4% succumb to
neonatal infection
?
...that
Robert Shope
, described as a "walking encyclopaedia" of
arboviruses
, discovered more novel viruses than anyone previously?
...that the
common banded mosquito
is a vector for
Murray Valley encephalitis virus
,
Ross River virus
, and
Japanese encephalitis
, as well as dog heartworm and the roundworm
Wuchereria bancrofti
?
...that Zeblon Gwala, the inventor of the purported HIV/AIDS treatment
ubhejane
, has said he got the idea for its ingredients in a dream?
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