Are Latent Viruses Causing Long Covid-19 Symptoms? Patient Groups Push for Testing

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A new theory that reactivated older viruses are driving some of long Covid-19’s debilitating symptoms is gaining traction among some patient advocates

Most people—whether they have had Covid-19 or not—have dormant, normally harmless viruses in their body that they contracted years earlier. Among the most common are the herpes family of viruses. That includes the Epstein-Barr virus , which causes mononucleosis, as well as human herpesvirus 6 , which causes the common childhood illness sixth disease, the herpes simplex viruses, and herpes zoster, a reactivation of the chickenpox virus that can cause shingles.

Some long Covid-19 patients and advocacy groups are urging doctors to test more regularly for reactivated viruses. With so few treatment options for long Covid-19, they say, it makes sense to see if a herpes antiviral drug might relieve symptoms. Some doctors say it is worth more testing and further study. Others say the tests are difficult to interpret—and that even if a latent virus does reactivate, it is unclear whether that is causing long Covid-19 symptoms.

 

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This is not how this works…did anyone on your staff pass a biochem class in college?

FAKE NEWS !!!!!

I don’t believe this for one second. They are just perpetual victims.

Well about 40% of Americans are obese so if they got lazy asses in shape their body would take care of them.

wow

OOO MY GOD WHEN DOES THIS INSANITY END

疑わしき事!

🇺🇲🇧🇷Trump and Bolsonaro are the best presidents in the world, both fighting for the freedom and democracy of their people. Electoral fraud took away Trump, here in Brazil the left set up the Judiciary (STF) and there is an electoral fraud ready for 2022.

And for doggos as well

Yep. Clever design

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