Herpes virus may be a trigger for autism ScienceMag
- “Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the primary cause of the blistering genital disease that infects roughly one in five U.S. women of childbearing age, may play a role in autism, according to a new study.”
- “Active infection with the virus in early pregnancy doubles the chance that a male fetus will develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD) early in life, researchers have found in studying one large Norwegian population.”
- “ . . previous work, like this Swedish study that found that the hospitalization of a woman for any kind of infection during pregnancy increased the risk of the baby developing ASD by 30%.”
There was no mention of Vitamin D in ScienceMag or the actual study, however:
- Herpes and other virus are associated with low vitamin D
- Low vitamin D is associated with Autism
Adding vitamin D during pregnancy reduces the chance of another autistic child by 80% - Adding vitamin D if pregnant, especially while having Herpes, should greatly reduce the chance of having an autistic child.
See also in VitaminDWiki
- Autism – 1 in 40 children in the US (as of 2016) – Nov 2018
- Many Infectious diseases (virus) treated and prevented by Vitamin D – review July 2009
- Vitamin D can inhibit enveloped virus (e.g. Corona, Herpes, Bird Flu, Epstein, Hepatitis, RSV, etc.) – March 2011
- Virus which has the following
Most Viral Infections (wikipedia) are prevented/treated by Vitamin D
Items in both categories Immunity and Pregnancy are listed here:
- Reduced fetal immune system stem cells if low Vitamin D at a point in pregnancy – Sept 2023
- Zika virus and pregnancy - evidence, management, and prevention – March 2016
- Progesterone activates vitamin D receptor - many studies
- Vitamin D protects against many types of health problems – review May 2013
- 7 percent less likely to get immune mediated disease if born in the fall – July 2012