In nonatheromatous arteriosclerosis the main arteries harden, which is also called fibrosis, believed to be due to age-related scarring. It's called nonatheromatous because it isn't related to atheroma—or fat build-up that occurs with atherosclerosis. What percent of cases, if any, are caused by chronic virus infection?

DWQA Questions › Category: Extraterrestrial Interlopers › In nonatheromatous arteriosclerosis the main arteries harden, which is also called fibrosis, believed to be due to age-related scarring. It’s called nonatheromatous because it isn’t related to atheroma—or fat build-up that occurs with atherosclerosis. What percent of cases, if any, are caused by chronic virus infection?

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Nicola Staff asked 4 months ago

This abnormality is entirely virus caused. The differentiation from atherosclerosis is solely due to the nature of the particular virus and the kind of immune response it induces. There are some differences in human vulnerability that predispose to one way or another of handling such insults, so there are a multitude of factors in this type of pathology but the primary cause is viral, and this is truly 100% of cases.