Akiko Iwasaki, Ph.D. Yale University School of Medicine
Historical records document chronic illnesses following infection, especially after major pandemics. Despite this, the disease mechanisms underlying post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS) remain poorly understood. In my lecture, I will offer a brief historical overview of PAIS. I will discuss potential root causes - including persistent virus, reactivation of latent herpesviruses, unresolved inflammation, and autoimmunity -and present evidence from our studies and those of others for each.
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