VIRAL OBESITY METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS

摘要

Methods and compositions for diagnosing whether obesity in a human is caused by a virus (AD-36) or whether a person is susceptible to becoming obese because of having been infected with an obesity-causing virus are disclosed. Further disclosed are methods for testing or screening bodily fluids for the presence of obesity-causing viruses, methods for treating and preventing viral obesity in humans, methods for preparing vaccine compositions for treating and preventing viral obesity in humans, such as vaccine compositions themselves, and viruses which cause viral obesity in humans.