The Leydig Virus - Kessin, Richard H.
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Two Women and a Virus This is a story of two women, Susan and Anna, who have little in common. Susan is a scientist in Boston, where she studies dangerous viruses. The other is a mother and wife in an Amish dairy farming community in upstate New York. When a new virus affects the Amish farmers; it does not kill or even make its victims very sick. Its distinguishing feature is that it attacks and kills human Leydig cells, which only men have. Leydig cells make testosterone, and their loss has consequences, male infertility being one, loss of libido another. Like Covid, the virus is very…mehr

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Two Women and a Virus This is a story of two women, Susan and Anna, who have little in common. Susan is a scientist in Boston, where she studies dangerous viruses. The other is a mother and wife in an Amish dairy farming community in upstate New York. When a new virus affects the Amish farmers; it does not kill or even make its victims very sick. Its distinguishing feature is that it attacks and kills human Leydig cells, which only men have. Leydig cells make testosterone, and their loss has consequences, male infertility being one, loss of libido another. Like Covid, the virus is very contagious and spreads, affecting all aspects of society. The story is about the discovery and analysis of the virus, and the young scientists who do it. The story eventually brings the two women together. There are consequences - personal and professional - for Anna and Susan and their families. They meet, two stressed and exhausted people, and help restore each other. The way to deal with the virus is revealed but it is neither a vaccine nor a drug.
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Richard H. Kessin, PhD is an Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University. The National Institutes of Health supported his research in microbiology for 35 years. During that time he has taught many Ph.D. and medical students. For a while he was an Associate Dean of 450 Ph.D students. This is their inside story. The cover is by Norfolk artist Turi Rostad (https://turirostad.com/work).