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Re:Scientists find links between Alzheimer's, herpes, and he... by 01100011 on Saturday February 01, 2025 @03:57AM (#42896973)
Some people have it, but some people have it worse. Some people get it and build an immune response quickly, limiting the spread it seems. Others don't and the virus seems to take a stronger foothold.

My wife has oral HSV. I don't. We're not careful and we've been together for years with many breakouts. I don't think I've avoided it because I'm magically immune. My guess is that I have it, but I managed to limit it to the degree that I never get a breakout.

Now that I think about it, my wife hasn't had a breakout in two years, pretty much since getting pregnant. Weird.

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Re:Scientists find links between Alzheimer's, herpes, and he... by p2detar on Saturday February 01, 2025 @05:42AM (#42897411)
Pregnancy boosts the immune system, so that may be it. Btw, the amino acid L-Lysine may also help. Many people report positive results on regular intake and one of them is me.
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Re:Scientists find links between Alzheimer's, herpes, and he... by idunnoman1222 on Saturday February 01, 2025 @08:38AM (#42898192)
Pregnancy does the opposite of boosting the immune system system
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Re:Scientists find links between Alzheimer's, herpes, and he... by quintushoratius on Saturday February 01, 2025 @05:44PM (#42903246)
It's a mixed bag.

During pregnancy the mothers immune system is muted, which prevents "rejection" of the fetus.

However, in an almost "parting gift" fashion, the departing fetus actually leaves behind immune cells that can provide years of boosted immune activity.

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Re:Scientists find links between Alzheimer's, herpes, and he... by lazide on Saturday February 01, 2025 @04:01PM (#42902271)
I suspect there is a degree of ‘magical immunity’ present for the people who don’t test positive for it.

I know I’ve been exposed countless times from similar experiences, and have always (100% of the time, n==10ish by now) tested negative for it.

Is that so weird? With how prevalent it is, I don’t see how it’s actually possible for <100% of people to not have it otherwise. Unless some large percentage of people are literally living in a bubble, anyway.

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