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Severe COVID may awaken dormant viruses, leading to autoimmune disease, long COVID - CIDRAP

Published by Umn.edu 6 August 2026 at 22:45
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Severe COVID may awaken dormant viruses, leading to autoimmune disease, long COVID - CIDRAP
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Most people carry eight to 12 generally harmless viruses at any given time. But now, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin conclude that severe COVID-19 infections can reactivate these vir… [+4831 chars]

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