[quote=Discovery.com]
Herpes infection threatens thousands of students flocking to scenic beaches this spring break. At the same time, offshore from those tropical paradises, coral reefs may face an even greater threat from herpes viruses.
Viral infection may be one of the reasons the world’s coral populations have been plummeting. Microbiologists recently found numerous varieties of the herpes virus infecting coral.
"We were shocked to find that so many coral viruses were in the herpes family," Rebecca Vega-Thurber, a microbiologist at Oregon State University, said in a press release.
Understanding the herpes hazard could lead to diagnoses for previously mysterious ailments affecting coral reefs.
"We've identified 22 kinds of emerging disease that affect corals, but still don't know the pathogens that cause most of them," Vega-Thurber said. "Most researchers have looked only at bacteria. But we suspect viruses may play a role in this as well, and it's important to learn more about what is causing this problem. Corals are the building blocks of the tropical seas."
For now, the exact connection between the herpes virus and most of those 22 diseases remains unclear.
"Just because you harbor a virus doesn't mean you are getting sick from it," Vega-Thurber said. "This is part of what we have to pin down with further research."
"Corals are one of the oldest animal life-forms, evolving around 500 million years ago, and herpes is a very old family of viruses that can infect almost every kind of animal,” Vega-Thurber said. “Herpes and corals may have evolved together."
The research on coral diseases was published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.[/quote]
[url="http://news.discovery.com/earth/unprotected-coral-harbor-herpes-120329.html"]Source[/url].
I never knew that Coral was such a slutty species. :v:
Coral just knows that your not cool until you have herpes.
Must've been the Great Barrier Reef, the slut...
i got herpes, it's very disepointing to live with
I knew my brother shouldn't have gone down there.
Isn't the virus that causes chicken-pox also in the Herpes family?
edit:[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_zoster"] Apparently that's shingles.[/URL]
hocean
whoral reefs
shit that's all i can think of
I'd imagine it spreads quite fast considering how corals have sex on a community basis one night a year.
Annual swinger party, and everyone is invited. ahhh yeahhh.
[editline]31st March 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=DJFender;35376593]hocean
whoral reefs
shit that's all i can think of[/QUOTE]
Shallow swhores.
Probably got it from all that c[b]oral[/b] sex they were having.
Who had an intercourse with a coral?
fun fact, most of us have herpes even if you haven't had sex.
Well, it's still better than congress.
[QUOTE=An Armed Bear;35376929]Well, it's still better than congress.[/QUOTE]
Coral having herpes is better than Congress? I really don't think the two are comparable.
[QUOTE=thisispain;35376821]fun fact, most of us have herpes even if you haven't had sex.[/QUOTE]
oh god what
Whore
[QUOTE=Chessnut;35376546][video=youtube;T83krnZ-sD8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T83krnZ-sD8[/video]
Dirty coral![/QUOTE]
Best show of my child hood, thanks Chessnut.
[QUOTE=Disgruntled;35378738]oh god what[/QUOTE]
cold sores.
I had them so I unfortunately have herpes :suicide:
at least it isn't the type two one
I knew I shouldn't have fucked that coral.
[QUOTE=HorizoN;35379508]cold sores.
I had them so I unfortunately have herpes :suicide:
at least it isn't the type two one[/QUOTE]
Also chickenpox, I believe.
Which is probably the one thisispain was referring to given that most people get chickenpox.
there are eight different herpes viruses that affect humans.
another one also causes the illness known as mono to you americans.
Do you think this might be an April fools joke?
[QUOTE=Disgruntled;35378738]oh god what[/QUOTE]
Yeah if you've ever had a cold sore then you've had a form of facial herpes.
[QUOTE=thisispain;35380160]there are eight different herpes viruses that affect humans.
another one also causes the illness known as mono to you americans.[/QUOTE]
Since when were you not American? Don't you live in California or some shit?
[QUOTE=yawmwen;35380393]Since when were you not American? Don't you live in California or some shit?[/QUOTE]
Immigration.
You're sluttier than the coral in the ocean!
[QUOTE=yawmwen;35380393]Since when were you not American? Don't you live in California or some shit?[/QUOTE]
right because obviously everyone who lives in california is 100% american.
[QUOTE=Chessnut;35376546][video=youtube;T83krnZ-sD8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T83krnZ-sD8[/video]
Dirty coral![/QUOTE]
Wow, how long have you waited to post that lol. Nostalgia slap right there :D
[QUOTE=Chessnut;35376546][video=youtube;T83krnZ-sD8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T83krnZ-sD8[/video]
Dirty coral![/QUOTE]
In so many ways, Spongebob is still awesome stuff.
When it's not being annoyingly childish. Which is forgiveable because it's a kids' show, but...
This is definitely a joke
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