thanks gary, for injecting some knowledge onto the list. speaking of injecting things, there IS some research on the cornell site about active virus particles being found in dried secretions much longer than originally expected. however, it's nothing but interesting, pure research, with no practical implications.
unless, of course, you have one of those psychopathic maine coons who wanders around the house at night, with a syringe in paw, and scrapes up dried secretions, rehydrates them, and somehow manages to inject the solution into his unsuspecting sibkits. they don't have a clue how much virus is required to pass it on, whether or not the virus remains fully potent after extended exposure to air (it's a retrovirus, it's job is to mutate), etc. what has been known for a very long time is that it takes persistent, prolonged contact to transmit the virus, and that it does not stay active in the vast majority of cases, long outside the body. please, please, folks, learn the facts, so that you can recognize what's not fact when you hear it. not to be rude, or anything. -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
