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>Dude, I've had cold sores since I was a child. There's no relationship between HSV-1 and other diseases. Repeated (chronic) bacterial or viral wounding doesn'
by serf 8y ago
>Dude, I've had cold sores since I was a child. There's no relationship between HSV-1 and other diseases.
Repeated (chronic) bacterial or viral wounding doesn't result in increased cancer risks? I find that hard to believe.
- ekianjo 8y agoso are you saying that you have data to show correlation between HSV 1 and other diseases? Please share.
- morothy 8y agoHerpes and Alzheimer's https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/herpes-viruses-alzheimers/564887/?single_page=true https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/herpes-v... more on HN: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=herpes%20alzheimer&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=herpes%20alzheimer&sort=byPopu...
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoHHV–6 is pointed out as causing the same issue - according to wikipedia HHV-6B is in pretty much every person.
- SketchySeaBeast 8y ago>I highly doubt that HSV-1 is anywhere near 60% in the pool of astronaut candidates. Disease presence is correlated: if you have one, you probably have another. Since lots of other diseases would already be disqualifying, adding HSV-1 to the checklist won't strike off very many potential astronauts. I took exception to the claim that having cold sores meant you were otherwise "diseased". Can it have long term effects? Yes, but I don't believe an increased long term cancer risk means you're not able to become an astronaut.