Epidemiology

JCV AND PML:

Two Peas in a Pod

 

EPIDEMIOLOGY:

80-85% of the population is exposed to the virus.

INCUBATION:

There is not set incubation time for the disease. PML (Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy) is a syndrome associated with the disease. It emerges in immunosuppressed individuals such as patients with AIDS or people with leukemia.

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