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Severe COVID-19 may wake up dormant viruses and lead to lasting physical disability, study finds


Nearly half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had a dormant virus flare back to life, and one family of viruses found in the majority of people was tied to lasting symptoms from long COVID.

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