People with longCOVID have increased antibody responses to other non-COVID viruses, like Epstein-Barr Virus, researchers found in a preprint.
, as well as significantly lowered cortisol levels compared with people without long COVID.
The presence of EBV has been previously reported during severe COVID-19 infection in hospitalized patients. But the elevated immune responses to EBV found among patients in this study indicate a recent reactivation of this particular virus may be a common feature of long COVID. It's unclear, however, whether EBV reactivation may predispose those with long COVID to the development or worsening of autoimmune diseases, which has been reported among people withAdditionally, one of the most striking findings was that participants with long COVID had significant decreases in levels of cortisol, the body's main stress hormone.
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