Portal:Viruses/Did you know/25




 * ...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?