In the February study, the authors found a potential nasal route for bacteria to reach the brain. When the olfactory mucosa, a membrane found in the upper region of the nose, is damaged, it gives the invading bacteria entry to an area heavily innervated with endings from the olfactory nerve. The olfactory nerve controls a person’s sense of smell and is one of the shortest cranial nerves as it starts at the brain to the upper roof of your nose.
STI, is a bacterium that causes pneumonia and has been looked at as a possible contributor to Alzheimer’s.in people with Alzheimer’s brains. However, few studies have shown direct evidence of the bacterium causing neurodegenerative disease.
Contender for Darwin award 😂
But wash your gotdanged hands.