The Long COVID HERV Connection - Dr. Claudia Matteucci

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are ancient viruses found in our genomes, remnants of long-past infections. Elements of these viruses are activated by viral infections, and some play roles in devastating diseases like Multiple Sclerosis and ALS. Now it has been shown that SARS-CoV2 infection induces expression of specific HERV proteins. Prof. Claudia Matteucci discusses the role of HERVs and their tie to COVID19 diagnosis and potentially long COVID.