A harmless virus that endures in your body half the adult population of our planet increases the risk of heart disease by 20%. The cells of the virus causes inflammation and accumulation of plaque in the arteries.
Absolutely harmless virus, which is available in the body every second adult increases the risk of heart disease by 20%, the study showed. We are talking about the cytomegalovirus (CMV), a kind of cousin of the virus of herpes. It spreads through contact or body fluid, and it makes people significantly more likely to subsequently “infected” and diseases of the heart. Scientists from Brighton and Sussex Medical School in UK found that CMV increases the number of immune cells in the blood. These cells are associated with the accumulation of plaques in the arteries, which the blood enters the heart. This pathology leads to a deadly heart attack.
The researchers watched as CMV infection affects heart health and the risk of premature death. Were analyzed 215 healthy individuals aged 60 to 94 years and 27 people aged 19 to 32. All the volunteers took blood tests in order to determine the number of immune cells of memory they have and whether they are carriers of CMV. After entering the body the virus remains in the body until the end of life. Memory cells – a type of immune cells, which react very quickly, if the body gets a second time a pathogen.
The results of the study suggest that in people with CMV, there is twice the memory cells. This could link CMV infection with strokes, as was mentioned earlier. Although CMV cells expressed memory in older adults, the relationship between the virus and the cells remained even with the age. (READ MORE)