https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/09/12/infectious-theory-of-alzheimers-disease-draws-fresh-interest.aspxA physician turned publisher is asking whether it&rsquo;s possible that severe dementia, aka Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease, could be caused by a germ. It&rsquo;s such a burning question that Dr. Leslie Norins is putting up $1 million of his own money to findenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/09/12/infectious-theory-of-alzheimers-disease-draws-fresh-interest.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9275819/16/2018 11:07:18 PM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:927581DrJeffPrystupa<p>If his hypothesis is correct, then there will be inflammation present. The first signal of cell stress is inflammation. Looking for a change in heat, a thermal signal, will be a reliable first indicator that there is some stress and/or there is inflammation, which is indicative of infection. But if there is no inflammation present, then there is little expectation that a &#39;living&#39; agent is causative.</p>