Avian Flu Survivors At Increased Risk For Neurological Disorders Later In Life

by Aruna on  August 13, 2009 at 11:41 AM Tropical Disease News
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The researchers believe the H5N1 infection sparks an immune response that persists long after the initial threat is gone, setting patients up for further devastating losses from a second hit, possibly from another infection, drug or environmental toxin.

In this case, they believe, the flu virus is the first hit that sets up development of Parkinson's at a later time.

While previous studies had isolated H5N1 in the nervous system, this is the first time that any study has shown the path the virus takes to enter the brain as well as the aftermath of the infection.

Smeyne said that the virus' path from the stomach through the nervous system and into the brain is reminiscent of how Parkinson's unfolds.

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