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Laura Miers

Laura Miers

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“Viruses that can affect the brain are so dangerous because the inflammatory response elicited by viral infection can have long term effects on protein misfolding and dysfunction within the brain.” https://cvmbs.source.colostate.edu/viral-pandemics-offer-clues-to-neurodegenerative-disorders/

Article excerpt: “‘The glia are always trying to keep nerve cells alive and healthy, but repeated environmental stresses over time, like changes in metabolism or repeated bouts of infection, or exposure to neurotoxins like heavy metals and pesticides can result in a chronic inflammatory state in the brain,’ Tjalkens said. ‘We now know that this chronic inflammation is responsible for a whole series of pathological changes that late ultimately to the demise of neurons.’”