"VZV (human herpesvirus 3) is a ubiquitous, exclusively human DNA virus. Primary infection occurs via respiratory aerosols or contact with vesicles from an infected individual and results in the characteristic disseminated rash of ...chickenpox."
Chickenpox (aka varicella) accounts for 7 to 31% of arterial ischemic stroke in kids.
In transient cerebral arteriopathy of childhood, stroke is preceded by varicella in 44% of cases.
In immunocompromised adults, VZV infection of the central nervous system (CNS) was detected in
1.5 to 4.4% of autopsy cases.
Brain imaging of patients with VZV vasculopathy reveals ischemic or hemorrhagic infarction.
Moving on...CMV: 👇
Next, "in acute myocardiopathy and pericardiopathy, Coxsackie virus B infections are increasingly recognized as a cause of primary myocardial disease and may cause chronic cardiovascular disease. "
"...Multiple pathogens have been associated with atherosclerosis"
"Recent data suggests that the risk of atherosclerosis conveyed by infection relates to the number of atherogenic pathogens with which an individual is infected. "
"Injury to the vessel wall and the associated inflammatory response to injury are now generally recognized as the essential components of atherogenesis."
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That's it for now, please wear a mask - especially indoors.
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@TheAtlantic @danengber Heh - I suspect Mr. Engber has been eavesdropping on my (and my fellow Covid Conscious) swimming safer threads. I have a new solution for showering safer for that I will be rolling out tomorrow.
For future articles by those who will come along, let me point out a few things /+
@TheAtlantic @danengber Thank you very much for pointing out that 4% of America is still masking 100% of the time! That is 13.2 million Americans.
The Masking Nation is larger than 38 states. :)
But, 18% of us masking some of the time in the SAME PEW POLL (tch tch). You would think that would be/+
@TheAtlantic @danengber be mentioned, @TaylorLorenz, by Mr. Engber, since 18% lines up pretty closely to the 21% still worried that Covid is a big deal (it is) - that he mentioned.
And suddenly, Masking Nation has 59.4 million residents. We are the largest state. Canada /+
This may be one of the most important studies in a decade.
#LongCovidBinder.
"The models produced correctly classified those with severe ME/CFS from recovered controls with an accuracy of 97%, sensitivity of 94%, and specificity of 100%. "