According to some researchers, the Epstein-Barr virus may have caused an autoimmune response that led to long COVID. Herpes viruses that remain in the body after causing an acute infection can be activated by inflammation brought on by coronavirus infection. Fat tissue has the potential to act as a “Reservoir” after laboratory tests revealed that the virus can reproduce there.
Numerous studies imply that the pervasive Epstein-Barr virus may contribute to some long COVID cases. According to Dr. Timothy Henrich, a virus expert at the University of California, San Francisco, inflammation brought on by coronavirus infection can activate herpes viruses, which persist in the body after causing an acute infection.
Primary Source: Associated Press
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