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i had no inclination to be offended by this. it is
just frank discussion.
--- greta von der luft <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yes. Exposure to viruses either prenatally (first
> trimester?), antenatally (mom has a dormant or
> active virus at or around birth especially if
> present in birth canal) or post natally (within the
> first month? of life) has been linked to CP. This
> has been posed/researched within the past three to
> five years....
>
> pub med search, pathophysiology and CP would
> probably give you this and other scary links...
>
> The gift of life without disabilities is even more
> precious than you may think....
>
> I do not mean to offend anyone that has CP. I do not
> mean to imply that their lives are not precious and
> were not gifts. Nor am I trying to be religious....
>
> I will sign off before I offend anyone else...
>
> Greta
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Meir Weiss<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> To:
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> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 10:47 AM
> Subject: HUUH???????? Exposure to viral infections
> at birth linked to cerebral palsy?????????????
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> Exposure to viral infections at birth linked to
> cerebral palsy
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> Reuters
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> Friday, January 06, 2006
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> Exposure to certain viral infections around the
> time of birth is linked to
> cerebral palsy, Australian scientists say.
> Findings by researchers at the
> University of Adelaide suggest that neurotropic
> infections, which include the
> herpes viruses, mumps and measles, could trigger
> brain damage and cerebral
> palsy, a group of disorders that impairs the
> control of movement. "The risk of
> cerebral palsy is nearly doubled with exposure to
> the herpes B viruses,"
> Catherine Gibson, a research fellow at the
> university, said in a report in The
> British Medical Journal. But she added other
> factors such as a susceptibility to
> infection or prematurity may be needed for the
> disorder to develop. Ms. Gibson
> and her team analyzed blood samples taken within a
> few days of birth from 443
> children with cerebral palsy and 883 other babies.
> They found that herpes B
> viruses were found more frequently in children
> later diagnosed with cerebral
> palsy. Neurotropic viruses can cross the placenta
> and infect the baby shortly
> before or after birth. The researchers said the
> likelihood of the mother's
> infection crossing into the fetus depends on the
> virus, whether the infection is
> recurrent and the age of the fetus at the time of
> the infection.
>
> C National Post 2006
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> Copyright C 2006 CanWest Interactive, a division
> of CanWest MediaWorks
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