Re: It really seems I have XMRV no test for it. Feels like Im dying!!

It doesn't matter whether she tested positive for XMRV, as the test was meaningless and about as consistent as tossing a coin. All positive results were false positives. I also tested positive myself, but then negative by another lab.

ME/CFS and MS can both be relapsing remitting, can both be triggered by viral infections and can both respond to treatment. My own illness, like 80% of ME/CFS sufferers started suddenly with a viral infection. There are likely many viruses and probably retroviruses that are yet to be discovered and new ones that are being born all the time.

1. Your best bet is to work on strengthening your immune system, with a healthy diet, supplements, relaxation and meditation, healthy sleep and light exercise/activity within your limits.

2. No published work has linked XMRV to autism.

3. Retroviruses like HIV integrate into the DNA of infected cells only, not all cells. Those cells can be killed and the virus prevented from replicating.

4. There is not a cure for HIV, but drugs exist that can control it. There have been some reported cases of XMRV being eradicated completely by use of the immune system drug, GcMAF.

There's no point worrying about XMRV, as like so many scientific findings, it was a dead end.