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Short Wave — The dormant viruses in all of us may help explain long COVID
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The dormant viruses in all of us may help explain long COVID

Short Wave

Virtually every human on Earth has a slew of different types of dormant viruses in our bodies. They are remnants of past infections and are—generally—harmless. Unless they wake up, which can be triggered by extreme stress or something that severely compromises the immune system. But now, through a unique study on the…

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