Thank you - yeah, HCMV has also been studied as a risk factor for Alzheimer's. From what I understand, however, HCMV may play a similar role as VZV in that it contributes to dementia mainly via HSV-1… - Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)

Thank you for a great article; have you come across or covered the link between HCMV and…
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Thank you - yeah, HCMV has also been studied as a risk factor for Alzheimer's. From what I understand, however, HCMV may play a similar role as VZV in that it contributes to dementia mainly via HSV-1 reactivation:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3463941/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3233/JAD-161305
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