Re:Fish have a brain microbiome – could humans have one too?
by mschuster91 on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @10:28AM
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> But unless they're somehow getting from brain-to-egg-to-brain that's hard to explain.
There are pathways from the outside to the brain - most notably the nose and the eyes. The former have a known pathogen pathway (naegleria fowleri, a virtually 100% fatal parasite), the latter are actually an immunoprivileged site [1] and investigations are ongoing what the role of eyes is in the transmission of H5N1 bird flu.
There are pathways from the outside to the brain - most notably the nose and the eyes. The former have a known pathogen pathway (naegleria fowleri, a virtually 100% fatal parasite), the latter are actually an immunoprivileged site [1] and investigations are ongoing what the role of eyes is in the transmission of H5N1 bird flu.
[1] https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/eye-immune-pr...
[2] https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2024/06/04/...