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they are pretty well understood now with growing evidence of viral persistence in the gut and immune cells, and immune dysfunction causing autoantibodies. they
by thenerdhead 2mo ago
they are pretty well understood now with growing evidence of viral persistence in the gut and immune cells, and immune dysfunction causing autoantibodies.
they are also distinct from other conditions like ME/CFS or other sequelae although they may share overlapping symptoms. A lot of research is going into different PAIS post acute infection syndromes
- internet_user 2mo agoIsnt CFS notoriously post-viral?
- thenerdhead 2mo agoevidence says yes, but bacteria and other antigens are being studied. ME/CFS shows antigen persistence like long covid has clearly shown. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45107-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45107-3