In a message dated 3/1/2002 11:36:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:


> 
> Just out of curiosity, does the PCR happen to measure both dead and
> live virii?  Someone who's really sick will have to get rid of the
> toxins produced by dead virii, and the skin's the major option when
> the kidney's are overloaded

Yes, the PCR measures not only Dead and Live virus but also counts pieces of 
dead virus, so it is a very murky measuring stick.
Neil