I grew up on a farm in Kentucky and at that time my family grew a fair amount of tobacco. (stopped in 1965) anyway, the field workers where not allowed to chew or smoke any tobacco while working in the fields and before going into the fields dipped their hands into kerosene then washed with soak and water and also dipped their work boots into a disinfectant. Any tobacco product can carry the virus. -- Andie Paysinger & the PENDRAGON Basenjis,Teafer,Cheesy,Singer & Player asenji@earthlink.net So. Calif. USA "In the face of adversity, be patient, in the face of a basenji, be prudent, be canny, be on your guard!" http://home.earthlink.net/~asenji/