BigBooPeep t1_j5p78v3 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Reply to comment by BafangFan in Epidemiological evidence that Alzheimer's and Parkinson's could be caused by viral infections. Around 81% of viruses were found to be neurotrophic, which indicates that they can attack the central nervous system (CNS) via peripheral nerves or by crossing the blood-brain barrier by Wagamaga

We do. My mate had it at 35 year old. Stop being a tube and negating the fact that it is a real thing

mattjouff t1_j5qocd2 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Pointing out the trend that in the large majority of cases the onset is later in life doesn’t legate anything and is a valid question when looking at this study.

slickhedstrong t1_j5rd6sm wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:49 AM

your observance of a single extreme case does not mean the data that says 90%+ of victims are elderly is bad data.

and this dude's observance of the data is not him saying your friend wasn't a victim of it.

i can understand why you're volatile about it, and i'm sorry that happened.

Pr0gr3s t1_j5rune7 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:56 AM

He probably had familial Alzheimer's, which is genetic and can occur much younger. We understand fAD pretty well, although that doesn't mean we can doing anything.

This article is talking about sporadic AD, which is around 95pct of cases.