The emergence of severe COVID-19 cases has the potential to awaken dormant viruses already residing in the body. Researchers have identified significant reactivation of herpes and anelloviridae during these infections. Notably, this viral resurgence correlates with both the severity of the disease and the level of inflammation experienced. Anelloviridae, in particular, exhibited a strong link to ongoing physical disabilities in individuals suffering from long COVID.

Severe COVID-19 may reactivate some dormant viruses that remain in the body after previous infections, a new study suggests.

The emergence of severe COVID-19 cases has the potential to awaken dormant viruses already residing in the body. Researchers have identified significant reactivation of herpes and…