mortality/aging
• 14 of 16 mice die following infection with Thogoto virus
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immune system
• following Thogoto virus infection, titers of 107.5 are detected in 50% of tissues
• following Thogoto virus infection, livers become pale, yellow, swollen, and friable at 72 to 96 hours
• following Thogoto virus infection, cellular degeneration in the liver is characterized by acidophilic hyalinization of the cytoplasm, pyknotic, or karyorrhetic nuclei and the formation of typical Councilman bodies
• following Thogoto virus infection, liver necrosis occurs
• IFN treatment only slightly inhibits or delays Thogoto virus multiplication in embryo cells
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