TABLE II.

Saliva VZV DNA and Serum Antibody Titer in Astronauts

		VZV DNA copies/ml saliva subjects			VZV antibody titer subjects			HSV1 antibody titer subjects
Sample	Flight days	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3
AME		n.s.a	n.s.	n.s.	1:80	1:80	1:80	1:10	1:10	n.d.b
Pre-flight	–133	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–131	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–129	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–127	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–125	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–123	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–121	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–119	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–125	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–117	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–115	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–113	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–111	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–109	0	0	0
Pre-flight	–10	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	1:320	1:640	1:80	1:10	1:40	1:10
In-flight	1	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
In-flight	2	224	18	0
In-flight	3	0	247	0
In-flight	4	0	0	0
In-flight	5	128	0	0
In-flight	6	0	0	0
In-flight	7	200	0	0
In-flight	8	0	0	0
In-flight	9	2,500	650	0
In-flight	10	0	75	0
In-flight	11	450	0	0
In-flight	12	0	0	0
In-flight	13	120	23	0
Post-flight	14	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	1:320	1:320	1:80	1:10	1:40	1:10
Post-flight	15	1,250	560	0
Post-flight	16	45	0	0
Post-flight	17	0	340	0
Post-flight	18	110	45	0
Post-flight	19	0	23	0
Post-flight	20	0	0	0
Post-flight	21	0	0	0
Post-flight	22	0	0	0
Post-flight	23	0	0	0
Post-flight	24	0	0	0
Post-flight	25	0	0	0
Post-flight	26	0	0	0
Post-flight	27	0	0	0	1:80	1:80	1:80	1:10	1:40	1:10
Post-flight	28	0	0	0

AME, annual medical exam.

^aNo sample available.

^bAntibody not detected.