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HSV 1 is neurodegnerative? First I heard of that, and considering that it affects the majority of the population whether they know it or not, I find this to be
by collyw 4y ago
HSV 1 is neurodegnerative? First I heard of that, and considering that it affects the majority of the population whether they know it or not, I find this to be quite unlikely to be a serious problem.
- nequo 4y agoLook at the “Alzheimer’s disease” section of the Wikipedia article on HSV-1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex_virus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex_virus
- jamal-kumar 4y agoYou have to understand that this virus lays dormant in your spine before re-emerging up to years later as another outbreak in the skin. It's the same with herpes zoster (chickenpox) re-emerging years later when your immune system has its guard down in middle to old age as shingles. Its most severe central neurological manifestation is herpes encephalitis.