Do Germs Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

Amanda Stewart
Sep 9, 2018 · 2 min read

Alzheimer’s disease costs the American economy $277 billion per year and is projected to increase to cost the U.S. $1 trillion annually by 2050. That is one-fifth of the government’s entire current budget. However, only $1.4 billion is being put into research and finding a cure. Furthermore, many studies shy away from mounting evidence that germs cause Alzheimer’s disease.

$1 Million on the Line For Research

Discovering a germ that leads to Alzheimer’s would impact the way doctors treat infection early in life. It would also prove Alzheimer’s is contagious (and preventable).

Do Germs Cause Alzheimer’s?

Norins is not calling for more research out of the blue. There has been mounting evidence Alzheimer’s may be caused by germs.

Dr. Rudolph “Rudy” Emile Tanzi, an Alzheimer’s research, found there to be a possible link between certain germs and Alzheimer’s.Tanzi and his team of researchers were working on mapping out the microbiome of the brain. During this process, they discovered a potential link between the herpes virus and Alzheimer’s disease. Here is what he had to say about his findings.

‘The two biggest threats to healthy aging have had to do with dealing with infection,’ he said. ‘Think about it. When we increased the lifespan from 35 to 50, it was by covering the sewers. When we increased the lifespan from 50 to 75, it was with the use of antibiotics. Now we are looking for viruses in all of the major life-threatening diseases of our time — Alzheimer’s, cancer, Parkinson’s — and guess what? Infection is now cropping up in all of them.’


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