@adytum_official: Two out of three long COVID patients showed markers of Epstein-Barr virus reactivating, vs about 1 in 10 healthy controls (Gold 2021). A separate Yale study found long COVID patients had elevated antibody responses against EBV (Klein/Iwasaki 2023). ~95% of adults carry EBV for life, dormant in immune cells. A 2025 lab study found the likely trigger isn’t COVID directly, but heme released when you’re acutely ill, which reactivates the virus inside B cells. Caveats: most of this is association, not proven cause. The trigger mechanism was shown in cells, not living patients. There’s no simple antiviral that reverses it. EBV is already the leading suspected cause of MS (Bjornevik 2022, 32x risk), so a dormant virus flipping into disease years later isn’t fringe. I’m not a doctor and this isn’t medical advice. Sources: Gold JE et al. Pathogens 2021;10(6):763. PMID 34204243 Klein J, Iwasaki A et al. Nature 2023. PMID 37748514 Ling J, Li J. Emerg Microbes Infect 2025. PMID 40852766 Bjornevik K et al. Science 2022. PMID 35025605 Annesley SJ et al. Trends Mol Med 2024;30(5):443-458 #longcovid #chronicfatigue #chronicillness #multiplesclerosis

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tabethatwitchit
Tabetha Twitchy :
Mine was negative but still have long Covid, had glandular fever earlier on
2026-07-23 11:30:19
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k80ruth
k80ruth :
At some point I think long covid is gonna get a different name; I truly have all similar symptoms but have hEDS, POTs and Psoriatic Arthitis with high inflammatory markers. Think it’s gonna be autoimmune
2026-07-06 02:07:42
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mandapaints
Amanda Lee :
I am a Patient advocate and all of my patients with Em also have a positive mono test
2026-07-06 06:16:06
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songsaboutjayne
Айла :
Scientists didn’t just find this out, this is not new to people with Long Covid.
2026-07-24 01:02:46
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unwellwilla
WILLA ✨ fibromyalgia egg :
And what do we do about it 🫠
2026-07-08 17:10:51
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generationpunk
Generationpunk :
Do they do like a bloodtest for this?
2026-08-28 15:24:33
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novelty3314
novelty33 :
Thank you for sharing this information
2026-08-22 23:20:22
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whitecreamysauce
ally ♡₊˚ :
I developed mcas and pots after getting mono my freshman year of college
2026-07-14 02:32:59
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tim889424
Tim :
it shows up in data cause everyone has it
2026-07-25 10:06:50
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hippohardwarefanclub
hippohardwarefanclub :
Ty for linking the sources! Not calling you pop science, but in general it’s hard to tell what’s facts and not exaggerating, esp when there’s not a lot of info about long covid and mecfs out there
2026-07-14 06:37:56
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katiemcmoon
Katie M :
Yes!! My ME initially presented as repeating mono. Every couple months I’d get full blown mono symptoms for weeks. And no one could figure it out.
2026-07-08 22:07:05
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digitalnomadlifestyle
Shelly :
cool. so what do we do about it??
2026-07-06 07:14:33
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emmal288
Emz :
Disgusting that we don’t have effective anti-virals for this in 2026.
2026-07-06 20:54:57
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ccard04
Ccc45 :
From my understanding, post-viral infection disorders and disease isn’t a new concept. I don’t know the exact history, but I’m a bit confused how it hasn’t been sorted out already either long covid and expected and a treatment plan for post-viral patients to receive. Instead long covid clinics seemed reactive, as opposed to proactive, and largely have been a joke not offering any meaningful assistance or treatment just referring patients from there to OT, PT, and psychiatry.
2026-07-07 04:42:55
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thatssoyumi
thatssoyumi :
My EBV got reactivated last Feb after quitting an extremely stressful/toxic job. Dealt with fatigue all year but didn’t know what caused it at the time. Then I got Covid for the 4th-5th time in Dec and that triggered ME/CFS. I know it’s not currently the EBV bc I got antigen tests done but I think my immune system was already weakened by it, and then Covid set it off 😮‍💨😔
2026-07-08 02:35:48
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bath.and.bussy.works
bath.and.bussy.works :
Has anyone tested positive for ebv and eradicated ME/CFS??
2026-07-18 00:47:56
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motherzeesla
♿MotherZeesla🔪 :
Okay, but from everything I know about all of my medical records I have never had it. Never contracted mono or been treated for it. We do however suspect I have HEDS, Endometriosis, POTS, Fibromyalgia, and possibly MCAS. I got covid for the 4th time in 2025 and have had continued decline of mobility and heamth consistent with ME/CFS since. With what they're saying about long covid actually like AIDS I think it's gonna be classified as a highly contagious autoimmune causing virus.
2026-07-09 07:10:09
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dakotawinyan79
Jess AB/siouxgal79🇺🇦🇵🇸🇺🇸 :
I discovered the studies a couple of years ago. Had my neurologist test for EBV reactivation and yep! Reactivated. I've been sick since November 2021 and finally got in to see a Long COVID specialist at the Ohio State University in March of this year. The only thing that has remotely helped is breath work. I'm currently working with a functional medicine doctor and playing around with supplements and nutrition and hoping that something there helps. The fatigue is awful. I have narcolepsy and my doctor prescribed me Adderall in addition to my narcolepsy medication and I can nap an hour or two after taking Adderall. I would be happy with a 25-50% improvement because I can't live like this long term. Praying something works.
2026-07-08 11:33:05
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annie_mo80
D :
it's t cell damage
2026-07-07 09:46:22
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carlymarshall73
ChronicallyCarly73 :
Thankyou for explaining.. I have a severe CSF , spinal fluid leak .. I do have connective tissue disease, I have POTS , MCAS , I do believe viruses 🦠 start something 👌
2026-07-06 12:46:13
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rylangavyn
RylanGavyn :
I'm having a lot of success with low dose naltrexone
2026-07-09 17:03:33
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luvlikextc
隻狼 :
i have high titers of covid spike protein and EBV and haven’t tested positive for either since 2020. diagnosed ME this year
2026-07-09 18:00:15
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cryptidcrafts
MoonJoy :
I tested negative for antibodies for it never had mono or lyme or hpv/hiv or sny other chronic conditions besides viral bronchitis that lasted 3 months.
2026-07-28 14:44:36
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justmeartisticflair
JustMe :
There is an antiviral for ebv. Definitely reactivates
2026-07-08 13:21:20
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