COVID-19 can cause some previously fought viruses to reactivate inside the body, leading to symptoms like those of chronic fatigue syndrome, a new study says.
Frontiers in ImmunologySymptoms of long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome are alike and include dizziness, a racing heartbeat, and exhaustion.
“Researchers found herpes viruses … circulating in unvaccinated patients who had experienced COVID. In patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, antibody responses were stronger, signaling an immune system struggling to fight off the lingering viruses,”“Such non-COVID pathogens have been named as likely culprits behind chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis.”
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