Dormant Viruses Activate During Spaceflight – NASA Investigates

Overall, four of the eight known human herpes viruses were detected. These include the varieties responsible for oral and genital herpes (HSV), chickenpox and shingles (VZV) – which remain lifelong in our nerve cells – as well as CMV and EBV, which take permanent but uneventful residence in our immune cells during childhood. CMV and EBV occasionally cause mononucleosis, the “kissing disease”. https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/dormant-viruses-activate-during-spaceflight-nasa-investigates-316865?utm_campaign=NEWSLETTER_TN_Breaking%20Science%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70907732&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8NvfANyjjI20a-_ZQ2yrws2asQ2Je-3sSU4DU0O-urNJX_gAm2QR2rtKH1CW097m7_t2FnVpHYe65aEOtVITZtWPbNmw&_hsmi=70907732