herpes virus and b12 deficiency hypothesi

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Vitamin B12, cognitive impairment, survival and HHV-6A.[No authors listed]AIDS:

A s Hopkins University study reveals that HIV-infected men with

abnormally low B vitamin blood levels progressed to AIDS twice as fast

as those with normal levels. Low levels of B12 have also been found in

persons with Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFID). Since

both ailments have a common virus in HHV-6A, the virus is suspected,

although unproven, of causing the inability of the intestines to absorb

B12 by affecting intrinsic factor levels. Publication Types:

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