Unsurprisingly, the risk of Alzheimer's disease rose in tandem with age. But, overall, the likelihood of an HSV-1 diagnosis was 80% higher among those with Alzheimer's disease, after adjusting for potentially influential factors.
Everyone has the virus. APOE4 allows it into the brain.
The researchers also looked at the potential role of other herpes viruses, including HSV-2, varicella zoster virus, and cytomegalovirus. Both HSV-2 and varicella zoster virus infections were also associated with a heightened risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Varicella goes latent in the spine. I'm pretty sure it causes problems there instead.
The interesting thing about herpes viruses is they have infectious seniority. The strain you catch first will suppress the others.
And the reason so few people are diagnosed with HSV1 is because DOCTORS IGNORE IT. I have to fight for my pills every fucking time...
