All of us live with pathogenic viruses in our bodies every day of our lives. If viruses were the cause of disease, we would all be dead. Under normal conditions, we live in harmony with the microbes in our environment. Infection occurs when we upset the natural balance between us and the microbes. Infections are not the cause of disease, they are the effects of disease.
Infection occurs when cells malfunction and immune competence is compromised.
It s common sense to avoid sources of infection. Especially since most Americans are already immune compromised to one degree or another. We live in a sea of germs, and to prevent or cure infection we must maintain or restore immune competence. Otherwise, we are just sitting ducks for the next infection. Medicine hasn t found the cure for a single chronic disease.