[neverdem]

"'In essence, CMV is able to cutoff an infected cell's call for elimination. This allows CMV to overcome this critical immune barrier during re-infection,' explained Klaus Frueh, a senior scientist at the university."

I was disappointed the article did not discuss the mechanism for this discovery. Is it cell signaling or the way the virus hides from the immune system?

My guess is that CMV hides by interference in immune cell signaling somehow.

[momincombatboots]

I suppose the article was on Yahoo and written in layman’s terms for a reason. As much as I would have loved to hear an in- depth explanation of the mechanism... I suppose some people’s eyes might glaze over. Sometimes I forget that everyone is not intensely interested in the details of immuno. genetics and epigenesis like I am. There are times when the discussion is over my head, but I enjoy it so much I just do a little brushing up.