Though the history of retroviruses Is riddled with dismissiveness and flat-out denial, we have an opportunity to take a new tack. Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren OMG! An HIV-like virus that is easily transmissible,” was the e-mail I recently got from a friend. He was forwarding an alert from a friend of his who was similarly alarmed by rumors of a new virus spreading like wildfire in China. Supposedly it causes AIDS-like symptoms, but incubates as rapidly as flu. The rumors started flying last [...]