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mechanistic
When a virus infects the brain, it can cause swelling and inflammation that makes the brain produce too much of a sticky protein called amyloid-beta, which clumps together and damages brain cells faster, leading to memory loss and dementia.
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Herpes simplex virus infection causes cellular beta-amyloid accumulation and secretase upregulation.
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