Some viruses can play a deadly game of hide and seek
Summary
Some viruses can hide in parts of the body where the immune system can't reach them. This means that viruses like Ebola can be passed from person to person even after someone has recovered. Many outbreaks result from these hidden viruses coming back, especially in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo.Key Facts
- Viruses are capable of hiding in the human body, in places like eyes and testes, away from the immune system.
- Hidden viruses can resurface, causing sickness or spreading to others through bodily fluids like semen.
- Viruses known for this behavior include Zika, measles, Nipah, Marburg, Lassa fever, and Ebola.
- Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo mostly trace back to people who unknowingly carried the hidden virus after surviving an earlier outbreak.
- In 2015, a new Ebola case in Liberia showed the virus was hiding in a man's body and spread through sexual transmission.
- This was the first documented case of Ebola being sexually transmitted.
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