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Oh yeah for sure. Other herpes link: It can be even worse if you somehow get it in your nose, where it could be a causal factor in "learning and behavioral defi

Oh yeah for sure. Other herpes link: It can be even worse if you somehow get it in your nose, where it could be a causal factor in "learning and behavioral deficiencies and violence in children and adults", as well as other risks from other forms of herpes like HHV-6 via that route, nice and close to the brain, and also possibly linked to the development of multiple sclerosis. [1][2] It's worth noting to those that don't know that this virus lies dormant in your spinal cord and can eventually travel to the brain, causing encephalitis and as the research has actually been saying for some time now is probably also linked to alzheimers, and there's also an increased incidence of alzheimers between spouses [3]. Lots of indications that we should probably figure out a way to stamp these viruses out if we're to totally be past these extremely debilitating and life ending conditions as a species. [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8560783/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8560783/ [2] https://www.livescience.com/15453-nose-gateway-virus-brain-disorders.html https://www.livescience.com/15453-nose-gateway-virus-brain-d... [3] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2945313/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2945313/

mrtesthah 2y ago
The current best effort at curing HSV by way of gene-editing out the latent virus from infected cells is being conducted by the Fred Hutch center. You can donate to their research here: https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/TR?px=1802786&pg=personal&fr_id=1574 https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/TR?px=1802786&pg=personal&... In the meantime, taking anti-virals will reduce the risk of alzheimers: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8234998/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8234998/
- yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
  Silicon nitride might also be a novel therapy for HSV, if it could perhaps be formulated as a skin scream. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/16/12657 https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/16/12657
  - ThePowerOfFuet 2y ago
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    - yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
      Yeah, I noticed that typo too late to be able to edit it. le sigh
    - justinclift 2y ago
      Taking tattoos to a new level? ;)
- echelon 2y ago
  Most of the population carries one herpesvirus or another, and those damn things integrate into our nervous system as nuclear plasmids for life. We really should accelerate this line of research. The herpesvirus family could be causing ADHD, Alzheimer's, MS, and a whole host of other brain diseases. Perhaps even a general cognitive decline in the population.
BLKNSLVR 2y ago
So I'm fucked in three ways here. I get cold sores, sometimes in my nose, and as an adolescent playing Aussie rules football I was concussed seven times in two years and once more about fifteen years later (when I took the brutal sport up again for some reason). There are some "checks in the mail" that could arrive at any time that, if I was the sort of person to worry about the future, would make me worry about the future. But I don't tend to worry, but maybe that's a symptom... I am known to have an incredibly patchy memory; some things stick in great detail, but other things are entirely lost immediately. As an aside, sun exposure tends to bring on a cold sore 'episode'. Plenty of sunscreen and more specifically lip balm helps prevent it from occurring. But during an Australian summer that requires dedication I haven't quite mastered.
- __oh_es 2y ago
  Lysine supplements may be something to look into for cold sores. Got a friend who is from SA who doses up on it before and during summer months and she swears by it.
- SequoiaHope 2y ago
  I used to get oral cold sores pretty regularly which made dating a drag. It really sucked to be hitting it off with someone and be unable to kiss due to a breakout. I got a prescription for valacyclovir 500mg twice a day and now I never get cold sores. I kiss a lot of people now it’s really nice!
  - dbspin 2y ago
    Want to second the antiviral. I have a much lower prescription (200mg once a day of the older generic Acyclovir), but I've been using it prophylactically for over twenty years. Each new GP responds with horror, but it reduces my outbreaks from once or twice a month to perhaps three times a year (stress dependent). Given the fact that the more outbreaks you have, the more you will have - everyone with HSV-1 should be on this or similar medication.
    - _yb2s 2y ago

mrtesthah 2y ago

The current best effort at curing HSV by way of gene-editing out the latent virus from infected cells is being conducted by the Fred Hutch center. You can donate to their research here: https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/TR?px=1802786&pg=personal&fr_id=1574 https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/TR?px=1802786&pg=personal&... In the meantime, taking anti-virals will reduce the risk of alzheimers: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8234998/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8234998/

yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
Silicon nitride might also be a novel therapy for HSV, if it could perhaps be formulated as a skin scream. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/16/12657 https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/16/12657
- ThePowerOfFuet 2y ago
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  - yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
    Yeah, I noticed that typo too late to be able to edit it. le sigh
  - justinclift 2y ago
    Taking tattoos to a new level? ;)
echelon 2y ago
Most of the population carries one herpesvirus or another, and those damn things integrate into our nervous system as nuclear plasmids for life. We really should accelerate this line of research. The herpesvirus family could be causing ADHD, Alzheimer's, MS, and a whole host of other brain diseases. Perhaps even a general cognitive decline in the population.

BLKNSLVR 2y ago

So I'm fucked in three ways here. I get cold sores, sometimes in my nose, and as an adolescent playing Aussie rules football I was concussed seven times in two years and once more about fifteen years later (when I took the brutal sport up again for some reason). There are some "checks in the mail" that could arrive at any time that, if I was the sort of person to worry about the future, would make me worry about the future. But I don't tend to worry, but maybe that's a symptom... I am known to have an incredibly patchy memory; some things stick in great detail, but other things are entirely lost immediately. As an aside, sun exposure tends to bring on a cold sore 'episode'. Plenty of sunscreen and more specifically lip balm helps prevent it from occurring. But during an Australian summer that requires dedication I haven't quite mastered.

__oh_es 2y ago
Lysine supplements may be something to look into for cold sores. Got a friend who is from SA who doses up on it before and during summer months and she swears by it.
SequoiaHope 2y ago
I used to get oral cold sores pretty regularly which made dating a drag. It really sucked to be hitting it off with someone and be unable to kiss due to a breakout. I got a prescription for valacyclovir 500mg twice a day and now I never get cold sores. I kiss a lot of people now it’s really nice!
- dbspin 2y ago
  Want to second the antiviral. I have a much lower prescription (200mg once a day of the older generic Acyclovir), but I've been using it prophylactically for over twenty years. Each new GP responds with horror, but it reduces my outbreaks from once or twice a month to perhaps three times a year (stress dependent). Given the fact that the more outbreaks you have, the more you will have - everyone with HSV-1 should be on this or similar medication.
  - _yb2s 2y ago