Got herpes? (Yep, you probably do!)

About the Authors: Eain A. Murphy * E-mail: eain@FORGElifescience.com, eain.murphy@bblumberg.org Affiliations Department of Translational Medicine, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute of Living Science, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America, FORGE Life Science, LLC, Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3449-5024Citation: Murphy EA (2017) Got herpes? (Yep, you probably do!). About 1% of United States births involved HCMV-infected babies, and 10% of those infants infected will show symptoms, making it the leading cause of congenital birth defects, including vision and hearing loss, learning disabilities, and microcephaly. Eain A. Murphy in his laboratory where he studies herpesvirus infections. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006652.g001 Williams ES, Young S. Chronic wasting disease of captive mule deer: a spongiform encephalopathy. Prion. 2014;8(2):pii: 27836. pmid:24518385 Stokstad E. Norway plans to exterminate a large reindeer herd to stop a fatal infectious brain disease 2017. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/norway-plans-exterminate-large-reindeer-herd-stop-fatal-infectious-brain-disease Cheng YC, Hannaoui S, John TR, Dudas S, Czub S, Gilch S. Early and Non-Invasive Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease Prions in Elk Feces by Real-Time Quaking Induced Conversion.