@sounder27, chatty2, and @rits Hi girls. I am collecting data to hopefully submit it for studies in the future. I do not think anyone, anywhere; is gathering what I have. My findings so far, are that a great majority of mac infected women worked in the medical field (many were nurses). Second to medical, is the teaching field. Lots and lots of teachers are mac infected. What the two have in common are that both of those career fields expose you to a lot of people and a lot of germs. The other thing that comes to mind is that most women of menopause age get this, and you hear of very few men getting it. Is this disease driven by the lack of testosterone? Before menopause, we all had some testosterone in us. Maybe that is the protective link?? I collect data on localities to see if more places are becoming 'hotbeds' for mac. I ask about travel to see if there is any correlation there. Thank you for contributing that info I hope it helps us some day.