given lack of success with ME/CFS, do you think we'll fare any better this time?
post-viral syndromes have been with us for a long time.
outside of very clear sequelae like definitive texbook case of autoimmune disease or something obvious like that - we don't really know how to treat them?
absolutely, in fact many of the top ME/CFS researchers have converged their research and are teaming up with the Long COVID researchers to tackle this once and for all.
we now have novel technology being used like PET scanning, T cell biosensors, and single molecule ultrasensitive assays.
Antigen/superantigen persistence is shared and may be treated with extended courses of antivirals, monoclonal antibodies, immune modulators, and even trying checkpoint inhibitors to reverse T cell exhaustion.
the textbook is being rewritten and a key publication on how to treat at least Long COVID based on what I mentioned above will come out next week. NIH will launch their trials very soon likely announcing in March.
post-viral syndromes have been with us for a long time.
outside of very clear sequelae like definitive texbook case of autoimmune disease or something obvious like that - we don't really know how to treat them?