Ross River Virus Immune Evasion Strategies and the Relevance to Post-viral Fatigue, and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Onset.
Lidbury, Brett A·Frontiers in medicine·2021
This study examines how Ross River virus, a mosquito-borne virus common in Australia, might trigger long-lasting fatigue and ME/CFS symptoms. The virus uses several tricks to hide from the immune system, and researchers propose these tricks may disrupt the body's energy-producing systems and cause the persistent exhaustion seen in ME/CFS. The findings suggest that understanding how this virus evades immunity could help explain why some viral infections lead to chronic fatigue.