Show Some Viruses Mav May HelD Helo Disease J Not all viruses are hostile to toman toman toman man and some may prove powerful powerful powerful power power- ful allies in his war against disease disease disease dis dis- dis- dis ease Professor Max A. A Lauffer of the U Un University n i v e r s sit i t y of Pittsburgh claims Viruses are generally looked upon upon upon up up- on as enemies because they are known to produce some of the worst infectious diseases such as polio influenza measles mumps small pox sleeping steeping sickness and I one type of pneumonia and may even cause the common cold according according according ac- ac cording to Professor Lauffer who is director of the Virus Research Program at the University of Pittsburgh The fact is however that some som of mans man's greatest enemies including in eluding insects and bacteria also suffer from virus diseases diseases and and this Professor Lauffer explained is the basis for the hopp hope that some viruses may aid in protecting human health Noting that viruses which afflict bacteria have a special name bac- bac he said There is a very real possibility that when the mechanism of infection infection infection in in- of bacteria by viruses is adequately understood bacteria phages may prove to be powerful antibiotic agents |