Claire. Posted February 22, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Herpes virus may be a trigger for autism. Herpes simplex virus type 2, the primary cause of the blistering genital disease that infects roughly one in five U.S. women of childbearing age, may play a role in autism, according to a new study. Active infection with the virus (HSV-2) in early pregnancy doubles the chance that a male fetus will develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD) early in life, researchers have found in studying one large Norwegian population. The finding does not mean that all pregnant women with an active HSV-2 infection will give birth to autistic children, but that—in a subset of women thought to be genetically predisposed—the infection may be one of an unknown number of triggers for the condition. Read more: Science Magazine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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