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Old 03-07-2009, 08:46 AM   #11 (permalink)
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This might or might not have an impact on your decision. A recent study uncovered a link between HSV-1 (cold sore type) herpes and development of Alzheimer's later in life. Here is a like to the Science Daily discussion of the article: Cold Sore Virus Linked To Alzheimer's Disease: New Treatment, Or Even Vaccine Possible

This isn't just a correlation of AD with HSV-1 infection. I'm a scientist and I don't put a lot of weight on epidemiological studies. In this study the actually found "HSV1 DNA is located very specifically in amyloid plaques: 90% of plaques in Alzheimer's disease sufferers' brains contain HSV1 DNA." That is a pretty clear association right there.

For those that say herpes doesn't have any impact on your daily life, you might re-think that position. Of course, that study points to HSV-1 and this discussion revolves around HSV-2. My point is that until this study came out, no one had any clue that HSV-1 had this big of a negative side either.
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