Research suggests virus is factor in mental illness: “What if mental illness is catching?

Although it sounds far-fetched and remains controversial, this theory got

another boost from a study published last week in the journal Molecular

Psychiatry. Using a new diagnostic tool to screen blood for a pathogen

known as the Borna virus, a team of German researchers from major

academic institutions found that it infects up to 30 percent of healthy

people and up to 100 percent of people with severe mood disorders.” Charlotte Observer