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2026-07-17 23:39 UTC

This study gives more evidence that the Epstein-Barr Virus is -- if not *causal*, definitely *implicated* in Multiple Sclerosis: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adz6566 EBV is a MF. It causes or is implicated in mononucleosis, several cancers, MS, lupus, and maybe Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. I won't benefit personally, but I can't WAIT for them to make an EBV vaccine.

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@datum@zeroes.ca 2026-07-18 03:15

@ducky@mstdn.ca also EBV seems to be one of the on-ramps to LC: summary https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/7/903direct evidence of reactivation in acute phase https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.31.25343091v1Long COVID associationshttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-42952-8https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(25)00630-8https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.27.701989v1https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.30.24319800v1summary and mechanistic suggestions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-02161-5summary https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118225000763 #LongCOVID #SARSCoV2 #EpsteinBarrVirus #EBV

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@DavidPenington@aus.social 2026-07-18 07:47

@ducky@mstdn.ca Epstein Barr virus is hard to avoid. I avoided it until I married, theb came down with it, followed by a viral labyrinthitis courtesy of its immunosuppressant effects. A vaccine would be good, but hard to market because most people have minimal effects.

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