11/03/2021
CAMC Hospital called with Jacob's test results. It isn't Covid! Instead, it is a small RNA virus, known as Picornavirus. It includes rhinovirus, enterovirus, hand-foot-mouth disease, etc.
Jacob would miss the entire week of work.
What is picornavirus? Click the link below to learn more about it.
Picornaviruses - Medical Microbiology - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)
I would later discover the following study, which suggests a possible link between picornavirus and ALS.
Enteroviral Infection:
The Forgotten Link to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?
Enteroviral Infection: The Forgotten Link to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? - PMC (nih.gov)
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