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New Virus Found in Blood Supply — But Don't Freak Out Just Yet


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Scientists have found a new virus that can be transmitted by blood transfusions and other blood-based products.

It looks a little like the hepatitis C virus, which can cause permanent liver damage, and a little like the human pegivirus, which appears to be harmless, the team reports in the journal mBio.

They've named it human hepegivirus-1 (HHpgV-1).

 

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-virus-found-blood-supply-n431856

 

 

 

(I don't think we would be freaking out but it's interesting to see there are so many unknown risks in blood transfusions.)

 

 

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