Post-Covid inflammatory shock in children traced to Epstein-Barr virus
4 points by tchalla 3 months ago | 1 comment- blackeyeblitzar 3 months agoThis finding is about the inflammatory shock (MISC) mainly. But I thought this hint from the paper about long covid was worth highlighting since a much larger number of people are affected:
> There are indications, for example, that reactivation of dormant viruses could play a role in long COVID. “There could be parallels with the processes at work in MIS-C, which would make TGFβ inhibitors potential candidates for a treatment for long COVID,” says Mashreghi.