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Summary: A new study challenges the belief that acute viral infections directly cause neurological damage, suggesting that it is the immune system's response that is responsible. This study challenges the conventional understanding that acute viral infections directly cause neurological damage, such as in cases of Zika or COVID-19. Instead, researchers have found that it is the immune response triggered by these viral infections that leads to such damage. This discovery highlights the importance of understanding the role of the immune system in the development of neurological complications. The findings have implications for the treatment and prevention of neurological damage associated with viral infections and suggest that targeting the immune response may be a potential strategy to mitigate such complications.
For years, there has been a long-held belief that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 are directly responsible for neurological damage, but researchers have now discovered that it’s the immune system’s response that is behind it.