Researchers found that the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can reach the brain through the nose during oral sex, potentially leading to severe inflammation, brain damage, and dementia. This wartime pathway becomes dangerous due to contact with infected sores or saliva. A key enzyme, heparanase, amplifies the inflammations caused by HSV-1 reaching the brain. With nearly four billion people infected globally, the study emphasizes the need for awareness of HSV-1's transmission methods.
The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can reach the brain through the nose, leading to serious complications like inflammation, brain damage, and dementia.
Any position during oral sex that allows contact between the nose and HSV-1 shedding particles poses a significant risk of transmitting the virus to the brain.
A key enzyme, heparanase, was identified as potentially worsening inflammation and brain damage caused by HSV-1 infections that enter through the nose.
Nearly four billion people globally carry HSV-1, commonly causing oral herpes and occasionally leading to genital herpes transmission during oral sex.
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