Causal evidence that Alzheimer's may be caused by an infection

Re:Causal evidence that Alzheimer's may be caused by an infe... by lliamander on Friday May 26, 2023 @11:09AM (#36085201)

For people who have already had chickenpox/shingles, is there any potential benefit from getting the vaccine?

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Re:Causal evidence that Alzheimer's may be caused by an infe... by imagainstit on Friday May 26, 2023 @11:34AM (#36085521)

Shingles is the latent chickenpox you already were infected with reactivating so people who already had chickenpox is exactly who the vaccine is for.

You can have shingles multiple times, any time the virus reactivates.

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Re:Causal evidence that Alzheimer's may be caused by an infe... by scythe on Friday May 26, 2023 @11:30AM (#36085469)

Yes. Shingles is effectively chronic.

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Re:Causal evidence that Alzheimer's may be caused by an infe... by privacyking on Friday May 26, 2023 @05:31PM (#36089742)

The vaccine reduces the likelihood of future flare-ups as well as their severity.

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