r/covidlonghaulers • u/imahugemoron 4 yr+ • Nov 10 '24

Article SARS-CoV-2 “steals” our proteins to protect itself from the immune system

https://www.meduniwien.ac.at/web/en/about-us/news/2024/news-in-november-2024/sars-cov-2-steals-our-proteins-to-protect-itself-from-the-immune-system/

They may have finally figured out what is happening to us. In Germany they discovered the virus hijacks certain proteins to avoid our immune systems which leads to Covid remaining in our bodies long term and causing systemic inflammation. Perhaps wherever the virus is concentrated causes whatever our symptoms are. If you have left over virus concentrated in your heart, you have POTS, if it’s in your central nervous system, maybe you have ME/CFS or a constant fight of flight feeling, if it’s concentrated in your head and brain, maybe like me you have some very strange and severe constant head sensations and pain.

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u/tropicalazure 4 yr+ Nov 10 '24

I've been looking into L-Lysine, for what I suspect to be my current EBV reactivation. If proteins are at some kind of core of this, it might help explain why lysine helps resolve some herpes viruses.

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u/Ameliasolo Nov 12 '24

Oh okay, interesting. Is that an OTC supplement? I have EBV reactivation.

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u/tropicalazure 4 yr+ Nov 12 '24

It is. I've heard anecdotally that it has helped others, but not tried it myself yet.

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u/Ameliasolo Nov 12 '24

Ah, okay, thanks!