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Viruses also can stay inactive in the body for years, see herpes as an obvious example. No idea if that can also be true for flu viruses though.
by nelaboras 6y ago
Viruses also can stay inactive in the body for years, see herpes as an obvious example. No idea if that can also be true for flu viruses though.
- cpncrunch 6y agoTrue for herpesviruses as they infect the immune system, but rhinovirus and coronavirus don't reactivate.
- ComputerGuru 6y agoAnd chickenpox infects the nervous system.
- cpncrunch 6y agoChickenpox is a herpesvirus too, although very different symptoms to "common cold".
- ComputerGuru 6y agoThat’s true, but I felt the need to call out the nervous system component of the picture.