Severe COVID-19 May Trigger Dormant Viruses, Tied to Long COVID
TL;DR
A Nature study of more than 1,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients finds that severe infection can wake up dormant viruses—including Epstein–Barr virus and anelloviruses—linked to the development of long COVID, with different viral families reactivating at separate times and immune stress likely driving the process.
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