Latent toxoplasmosis, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes Simplex Virus infections and risk of motorcycle accidents: A case-control study in a county with a high rate of motorcycle injuries in Iran

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 8; p. e0307950
• Main Authors: Rayatdoost, Esmail, Chegin, Mahdi, Taghipour, Ali, Shadmand, Enayat, Rezaei, Fatemeh, Falahi, Shahab, Kenarkoohi, Azra, Badri, Milad, Solhjoo, Kavous, Abdoli, Amir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 22.08.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accidents; Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Age groups; Antibodies; Biology and Life Sciences; Case studies; Case-Control Studies; Complications and side effects; Cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus infections; Cytomegalovirus Infections - complications; Cytomegalovirus Infections - epidemiology; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Herpes simplex; Herpes Simplex - complications; Herpes Simplex - epidemiology; Herpes viruses; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Infections; Injuries; Iran - epidemiology; Latent Infection - epidemiology; Male; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Motorcycles; Motorcyclists; Observational studies; Parasites; People and Places; Protozoa; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk Factors; Serology; Simplexvirus - pathogenicity; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Toxoplasma; Toxoplasmosis; Toxoplasmosis - epidemiology; Traffic accidents; Traffic accidents & safety; Traffic control; Young Adult; Iran

Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are among the most important issues worldwide. Several studies reported that infection with the neurotropic parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) increased the risk of car accidents. In this study, our objective was to investigate the possible associations among latent...