Sentences with phrase «infects cells of the nervous system»

The virus infects cells of the nervous system, producing incoordination and behavioral abnormalities such as unusual aggression or withdrawal.

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The virus appears to invade the brain by infecting a type of glial cell called olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), which nourish smell - sensing neurons and guide them from the olfactory bulb to their targets in the nervous system.

An important part of the study tested the ability of the radiolabeled antibody to reach HIV - infected cells in the brain and central nervous system.

Using a powerful imaging technique that allowed the scientists to track the presence and movement of parasites in living tissues, the researchers found that Toxoplasma infects the brain's endothelial cells, which line blood vessels, reproduces inside of them, and then moves on to invade the central nervous system.

Infection with toxoplasmosis, a one - celled parasite, may cause blindness, pneumonia and nervous system disease in immuno - compromised people, and blindness and mental retardation in unborn babies of infected women.