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This blood test can tell you every virus you’ve ever had
Researchers have developed a DNA-based blood test that can determine a person’s viral history, a
development they hope could lead to early detection of conditions, such as hepatitis C, and eventually help
explain what triggers certain autoimmune diseases and cancers.
The new test, known as VirScan, works by screening the blood for antibodies against any of the 206 species
of viruses known to infect humans, according to a study published in the journal Science. The immune
system, which churns out specific antibodies when it encounters a virus, can continue to produce those
antibodies decades after an infection subsides. VirScan detects those antibodies and uses them as a window
in time to create a blueprint of nearly every virus an individual has encountered. It’s a dramatic alternative to
existing diagnostic tools, which test only for a single suspected virus.
“The approach is clever and a technological tour de force,” said Ian Lipkin, a professor of epidemiology
“It has the potential to reveal viruses people have encountered recently or many years earlier... Thus, this is
a powerful new research tool.”
Scientists reported intriguing findings from their initial tests of 569 people they screened using VirScan in
the United States, South Africa, Thailand and Peru. They found that the average person has been exposed to
10 of the 206 different species of known viruses -- though some people showed exposure to more than
double that number.
Certain viruses were far more common in adults than in children, who presumably have yet to encounter
much of the world’s viral landscape. People infected with HIV tended to have antibodies against many more
viruses than people without the disease. Researchers also saw striking geographic differences in the way
viruses affected different populations.
Peter Elledge, a professor of medicine said the VirScan analysis currently can be performed for about $25
per blood sample, though labs might charge much more than that if the test becomes commercially available.
He also said it currently takes two or three days to process and sequence about 100 samples, though that
speed could increase as technology improves. Ultimately, Elledge said he hopes the test could be used to
more quickly detect conditions such as HIV and hepatitis C, which patients can carry for years before
displaying any outward symptoms.
“There are a lot of chronic diseases where we think a virus might be involved, but we can’t quite pinpoint
it... Right now we can’t quite make the connection,” said Vincent Racaniello, a professor of microbiology
and immunology at Columbia, who was not involved in developing VirScan. “I think this is really going to
be helpful. It’s very cool.” Racaniello said he envisions a day when patients will get the VirScan test as part
of a regular checkup.

A: VirScan is a DNA-based blood test that can determine a person’s viral history.
B: The new test has the potential to reveal viruses people have encountered recently or many years
earlier.
C: The immune system does not continue to produce antibodies long after an infection.
D: Instead of checking on single virus, the new test detects earlier infections.
E: People in the United States, South Carolina, Thailand and Peru were tested in the first round.
F: Contrary to the belief that the average person has been exposed to 10 of the 206 different species
of known viruses the test proved that it’s closer to 20.
G: Certain viruses are proved to be far more common in adults than in children.
H: The VirScan test values above $25 and it will be sold for more.
I: It takes two or three days to process and sequence about 100 samples, and that speed is highly
unlikely to increase.
J: The test is a milestone, as there are a lot of chronic diseases where a virus might be involved.