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?????????????
>
>
>   Exposure to viral infections at birth linked to
> cerebral palsy
>
>
>   Reuters
>
>
>   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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