22 Jan 2016, 8:31 am
Ozzy wrote:
siuan wrote:
Most people are infected with HSV, the virus that causes cold sores and fever blisters, by the time they reach adulthood (about 85%). So I don't think that causes autism, no.
As for cytomegalovirus, that is a NASTY BEAST, but it has nothing to do with cold sores. It does live with you forever though. I was infected with that as an adult. Most people get it in childhood and have no symptoms or a mild cold. I had a severe infection which produced mono-type symptoms back in 2001, causing my liver and spleen to enlarge for several weeks, and I have never been right since. I have maybe 80% of my former energy levels and I am plagued with joint pain now. Do I think CMV is a possible contributor? Possibly. I can definitely cause some damage, that's for sure.
As for cytomegalovirus, that is a NASTY BEAST, but it has nothing to do with cold sores. It does live with you forever though. I was infected with that as an adult. Most people get it in childhood and have no symptoms or a mild cold. I had a severe infection which produced mono-type symptoms back in 2001, causing my liver and spleen to enlarge for several weeks, and I have never been right since. I have maybe 80% of my former energy levels and I am plagued with joint pain now. Do I think CMV is a possible contributor? Possibly. I can definitely cause some damage, that's for sure.
Wow, didn't expect this thread to pop up again.
Yeah, CMV is a fascinating virus. It seems to "hide" below the surface, and if those statistics were correct on how many Americans have it (50%+), theres a good chance that millions have it without noticing it. For example, a person who seems to have had a cold or the sniffles for a good part part of their life, or with notable recurrency. Poor energy levels, like you mentioned. The statistics on how often those characteristics of AS would be carried over to children is about .1% from CMV-infected mothers.
Untested, but interesting.
-Oz
Ok well what if it pops back up now, 9 years later (damn thing infected the internet and won't go away)
I am tending to agree. I think there is a nerve virus such as Herpes associated with this autistic condition. BUT I think that what everybody is missing here, is that it's not about strain, it's about LOCATION.
If it were to affect the vagal nerve it would explain so many things…. the list is too long to even begin.
But how about we examine this paper:
http://simmaronresearch.com/2014/02/mic ... ome-mecfs/
And we could consider that there could be-
Maternal inheritance
Contraction in utero
Contraction post-vaccine, when the immune system is challenged
Contraction during development which causes regression
-and so forth.
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