Can Infections Cause Alzheimer Disease?

JAMA. 2020 Jul 21;324(3):239-240. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4085.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / etiology
  • Alzheimer Disease / virology*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism
  • Apolipoproteins E / genetics
  • DNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Herpes Simplex / complications
  • Herpes Simplex / drug therapy
  • Herpes Simplex / virology*
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 2, Human / genetics
  • Humans
  • Neuritis / complications
  • tau Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Apolipoproteins E
  • DNA, Viral
  • tau Proteins