Just as H pylori was found to cause stomach ulcers other bacteria are being associated with stroke and heart disease (chlamydia pneumoniae), Chrohn's (mycobacterium paratuberculosis) and Obsessive Compulsive disorder from sore-throat - streptococci which brings on antibodies which then home in on the brain causing changes in behavior. In the case of viruses, the infectious XMRV has been linked to prostate cancer, flu and herpes put pregnant women at greater risk for schizophrenia, Epstein-Barr linked to MS, enterovirus linked to diabetes and Herpes Simplex, the cold sore virus is a major cause of protein plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. The transmissible, upper respiratory tract adenovirus-36 may cause stem cells to turn into fat storage cells, bringing on obesity.
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