#immune-privileged-sites

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#viral-persistence
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago
Public health

Sneaky viruses can hide in your body and bounce back even if you're cured

Some viruses can hide in immune-privileged body sites and later reactivate, causing new infections or outbreaks.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago
Public health

Some viruses can play a deadly game of hide and seek

Some viruses persist undetected in immune-privileged sites like eyes and testes, later reactivating to sicken survivors or transmit via semen or breast milk.
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