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Van Elzakker believes that any infectious agent with an affinity for nerve tissues can cause a vagus nerve infection, including [[HHV-6]], [[Epstein-Barr virus]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicella_zoster_virus Varicella zoster virus], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox Chicken pox], certain kinds of [[Enterovirus]]es and even [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrelia_burgdorferi Borrelia], the bacterium the causes [[Chronic lyme disease]]. He thinks this could explain why no single infective agent has been isolated as the cause of [[CFS]], even though all of these agents have been associated with disease.<ref>[http://thelowhistaminechef.com/harvard-neuroscientist-dr-michael-van-elzakker-chronic-fatigue-vagus-nerve-link/ The Low Histamine Chef - Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Michael Van ElZakker: chronic fatigue vagus nerve link]</ref> | Van Elzakker believes that any infectious agent with an affinity for nerve tissues can cause a vagus nerve infection, including [[HHV-6]], [[Epstein-Barr virus]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicella_zoster_virus Varicella zoster virus], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox Chicken pox], certain kinds of [[Enterovirus]]es and even [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrelia_burgdorferi Borrelia], the bacterium the causes [[Chronic lyme disease]]. He thinks this could explain why no single infective agent has been isolated as the cause of [[CFS]], even though all of these agents have been associated with disease.<ref>[http://thelowhistaminechef.com/harvard-neuroscientist-dr-michael-van-elzakker-chronic-fatigue-vagus-nerve-link/ The Low Histamine Chef - Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Michael Van ElZakker: chronic fatigue vagus nerve link]</ref> | ||
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*[[Vagus nerve stimulation]] | |||
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Revision as of 12:35, January 25, 2016
The vagus nerve hypothesis proposes that the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are caused by an infection of the vagus nerve.
In 2013, Michael Van ElZakker, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard Medical School, published the hypothesis.[1]
The vagus nerve is for the sickness response.
Van Elzakker believes that any infectious agent with an affinity for nerve tissues can cause a vagus nerve infection, including HHV-6, Epstein-Barr virus, Varicella zoster virus, Chicken pox, certain kinds of Enteroviruses and even Borrelia, the bacterium the causes Chronic lyme disease. He thinks this could explain why no single infective agent has been isolated as the cause of CFS, even though all of these agents have been associated with disease.[2]
