VARICELLA AND HERPES VIRUSES MAY INTERACT TO TRIGGER ALZHEIMER’S
Researchers have shown that varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, may activate herpes simplex (HSV), another common virus, to set the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Normally HSV-1- one of the main variants of the herpes simplex virus lies dormant within the neurons of the brain. However, when it is activated it […]