Some researchers believe that atherosclerosis may be caused by an infection of the vascular smooth muscle cells; chickens, for example, develop atherosclerosis when infected with the Marek's disease herpesvirus.
Atherosclerosis may be caused by an infection of the vascular smooth muscle cells. This is what some researchers believe. Chickens develop atherosclerosis when infected with the Marek's disease herpesvirus. This was for example.