I would think that the lymphatic system would clean out the dead ones in a matter of hours or days.
You second question is a good one. I think they use PCR or something like it for DNA testing. In some cases the DNA they collect is quite old. Andy From: NebMikey The reason I was asking was because I remember reading somewhere once, about how, in the case of HIV, the infected t-cells are actually killed also - th us releasing the inclosed virus (also dead) into the blood stream... a nd that it could cause an increase in viral load numbers until the body had a chance to filter all the dead virus out. Now the problem is that I c ant remember if I read this in association with CS, or if it may have been w ith H2O2 or ozone. The other thing I cant seem to remember is whether or not RNA PCR testing only counted viable viruses or whether it also detect ed the RNA of a virus that has already been destroyed (by whatever method), and includes that in the tally? Thanks again for any thoughts on this! Mike
