Chronic diseases and cancers linked to infectious microbes
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Other causal factors in chronic diseases and cancers
Other potential causal factors that may play a role in precipitating chronic diseases and cancers are: environmental toxins, radiations, genetics, epigenetics, events during pregnancy, stress, diet, and lifestyle factors. Chronic diseases and cancers are generally assumed to be multifactorial, meaning that the disease is only precipitated when multiple factors are present. For example: in a murine model of Crohn's disease, this illness can be precipitated by a norovirus, but only when a specific gene variant is present, along with a certain toxin which damages the gut.
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List of chronic diseases and cancers associated with infectious microbes
The list below includes some of the more common chronic diseases and cancers that have been associated with infectious microbes.