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rov1200 | 10:01 Sat 06th Jun 2009 | Science

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If a person with a viral disease conceives does the child possess the code for this virus also?

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If the virus has merged with the parental DNA, then it could. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14658-un iversal-childhood-virus-is-inherited-in-dna.ht ml

Also if the mother has a virus when she is pregnant, the virus could cross the placenta and affect the child. That does not necessarily mean it will become an integral part of either's DNA.

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