A study from May 2021 is still thought by some to be the most disturbing Covid paper out there.
The study, (published in April 2022) looked at how SARS-CoV-2 causes brain inflammation and induces Lewy body formation in macaques. Their conclusion:
"We observed Lewy bodies in brains of all rhesus macaques."
That's right up there with, "The call is coming from inside the house."
Lewy bodies are deposits of abnormal protein particles that accumulate in the brains causing Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), which is what Robin Williams had. Read his wife's description of the trauma he suffered from this disease, which ultimately led to his suicide in 2014. Symptoms include (from John Hopkins Medicine):
Fluctuating attention/alertness: These shifts can last hours or go on for days. The person may stare into space, appear lethargic or drowsy, and have hard-to-understand speech, appearing a lot like delirium. At other times, the person may have much more clarity of thought.
Visual hallucinations: Often, these are very detailed hallucinations and visions of people or animals, and they can recur.
Movement disorders: Parkinson's-like movement issues, such as muscle rigidity, tremors, falls, or a shuffling gait or way of walking, may occur.
A Journal of Alzheimer's Disease report found,
"All subtypes of dementia, irrespective of patients' previous dementia types, behaved like rapidly progressive dementia following Covid-19."
Laura Miers writes:
"In 2021, Dr. Anthony Leonardi tried to warn us about systematically exposing generations to a virus that may cause Lewy body disease and neurodegeneration. As we hear about 20-year-olds being diagnosed with dementia, remember: It isn't reversible."
I used to warn my kids to drive very defensively -- staying well away from all other vehicles -- on Friday nights, when the accident and fatality rates from vehicular collisions jump, likely in part from so many people having a couple beers after work. Now I tell my kids to always drive as if everyone else on the road is drunk.
In other musical news: You don't give me fever!
The newest variant, JN.1, is presenting with typical coughing and a sore throat, but many people don't have a fever. From Lazarus Long:
"Only 2% of people had a fever with JN.1, the variant du jour, according to the winter ONS report. . . . So, fever is NOT a common symptom of JN.1, the most common variant, and the CDC knows that JN.1 is the most common variant."
Fever is the #1 thing that the CDC and others look for as an indication of illness, so that's a problem!!
A fever is a sign that you're body is fighting off a virus, but David Joffe explains,
"You won't mount a fever with a disabled Interferon response. You won't mount a response with a crippled immune system. JN Clan is all about persistence. Why bother alerting you to its presence?"
From the comments:
"A lack of fever is an indication that your immune system has crashed and is no longer able to fight off infection. . . . The virus didn't get mild, we got weaker."
We're no long fighting this brain-invasive disease, politically or physically.
Help your brain to thrive with an N95!
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