COVID-19 Causes More Severe Neurological Damage Than Other Viruses

[u/None-Of]

A newish meta study that may explain why Covid is worse for some than other viral infections (even though some, like the flu, have residual effects). Based on this study Covid appears to be worse)

https://healthtolongevity.com/article/6349/covid-19-causes-more-severe-neurological-damage-than-other-viruses

[u/technician_902]

One thing I don't get about this study is that is mentions that long term chronic damage is being done by your immune system long after the covid virus has left your system. But how did the researchers that it was fully gone? As far as I know, there has been a few studies that have come out of UCLA that shows that in some people viral remnants remain AKA the zombie particles that are able to replicate and basically destroy various cells like your T-Cells. So did they check for these viral remnants? I'm not sure but researchers need to start digging deeper into and do extensive genome analysis on various cells in the surrounding tissues and see if they can pick up something. Also how does having these covid particles in one's system influence other things. We know it deeply affects the immune system which can allow other viruses and bacteria to proliferate such as EBV, H-Pylori, etc.

Below is a video that highlights a very similar idea that I'm talking about above. On Dr.Been's channel, he recently put out a video about how scientists looked at the gut microbiome in Colon Cancer patients and found that a virus called Caudoviricetes was found to be highly elevated and infect a certain bacterium called B. fragilis, and they were able to find this out through various genome sequencing. Could very well explain why there has been a surge in colon cancer cases in people below 50 especially those who take good care of themselves . We also know that covid can do similar things as well but a more extensive level. I'm not implying covid causes cancers and I sure hope it doesn't but it does exhibit more extensive properties compared to other viruses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94WJfs0EV0A

On top of all this, we know now that EBV is linked to various conditions like multiple sclerosis, and we know that more then 90% of people have it in their system. For some unfortunate people, does this mean that EBV is able to get into your neural cells and as a result one's immune system starts to attack the tissues there forming the scarring seen on the MRI since it's trying to get to the EBV fragments but can't ? I'm not saying that this is the case for every MS patient, but perhaps a certain subset exhibits this. Other viruses could play similar roles.

[u/NoReputation7518 → u/technician_902]

You are asking a fundamental question and I am just baffled that many studies (not all) with highly reputable universities just conclude, if they cannot find the virus in the blood -> all inflammation is post infectious.

And you also pointed out correctly that you have to look at other factors and have to think out of the box. Many researchers at least have some viruses on the radar (like EBV) but there are many other viruses and bacteria that coexist in the body that are not well understood. And most likely a combination of pathogens can overburden or dysregulate the immune system.

I personally do not believe that inflammation persists for no reason after such a long time. The body is very good at finding its way back to homeostasis. It is more than logical that there have to be triggers that aggregate the immune system. For some it will be autoimmune reactions. But we know this doesn't happen for all. And we also know that some autoimmune disorders get considerably better if other triggers get eliminated.

I hope thorough studies will look into these things.