Although the exact reason Bell’s palsy occurs isn’t clear, it’s often related to having a viral infection. Viruses that have been linked to Bell’s palsy include viruses that cause:
* Cold sores and genital herpes, also known as herpes simplex.
* Chickenpox and shingles, also known as herpes zoster.
* Infectious mononucleosis, caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.
* Cytomegalovirus infections.
* Respiratory illnesses, caused by adenoviruses.
* German measles, also known as rubella.
* Mumps, caused by the mumps virus.
* Flu, also known as influenza B.
* Hand-foot-and-mouth disease, caused by a coxsackievirus.
Took me a minute. Epstein-Barr virus did give me a chuckle.
If you are talking about herpes, over half of us have it. You can contract it during birth if your mom has an active infection even. I thought it was gonna be something crazy lol
While I won’t wish Mango Mussolini a quick death, how hilarious and poetic would it be if he just had a splash of Bell’s Palsy?
For those of you who don’t know, go look up the name of one of the viruses that causes Bell’s Palsy and join me in a sensible chuckle!
Took me a minute. Epstein-Barr virus did give me a chuckle.
If you are talking about herpes, over half of us have it. You can contract it during birth if your mom has an active infection even. I thought it was gonna be something crazy lol
It is a specific virus of the herpes family, with a very fitting name