Arsenic makes mice more susceptible to H1N1 flu virus.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/low-dose-arsenic-alters-mouse-response-to-flu/
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/low-dose-arsenic-alters-mouse-response-to-flu/
Kozul, CD, KH Ely, RI Enelow and JW Hamilton. 2009.
Low dose arsenic compromises the immune response to influenza A infection in vivo. Environmental Health Perspectives doi:10.1289/ehp.0900911
Low dose exposure to arsenic compromises the immune response to infection in mice, increasing their vulnerability to the flu virus. By itself, the metal altered the number and function of certain immune cells. The changes predisposed the rodents to more severe reactions when exposed to the Influenza A virus.
