Does the immune system fail to eliminate all pathogens? Virologist debunks claims about viral evasion, clarifying how latent viruses like herpes & HIV differ from COVID-19. #ImmuneSystem #Virology #COVID19 #HIV #HerpesVirus
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Does the immune system fail to eliminate all pathogens? Virologist debunks claims about viral evasion, clarifying how latent viruses like herpes & HIV differ from COVID-19. #ImmuneSystem #Virology #COVID19 #HIV #HerpesVirus
Why does Long COVID persist months—or even years—after the initial infection? In this lecture, we explore two central mechanisms that are increasingly supported by imaging, immunology, and clinical data: 1) Persistently activated T cells 2) Ongoing viral persistence (or viral…
Does the COVID vaccine prevent long COVID? In this short video, Dr. Dean Blumberg, Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, explains how long COVID can impact daily life, school, and work. He also shares how staying…