Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous, oncogenic virus that is associated with a number of
different human malignancies as well as autoimmune disorders. The expression of EBV viral …

The novel virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused
a pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Across the globe, a subset of patients …

BACKGROUND The presence and reactivation of chronic viral infections, such as EBV,
CMV, and HIV, have been proposed as potential contributors to long COVID (LC), but …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with multisystem
involvement. It is multifactorial and involves epigenetic, genetic, ecological, and …

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is an extremely successful human herpes virus, which infects
essentially all human beings at some time during their life span. EBV infection and the …

For a long time, viruses have been shown to modify the clinical picture of several
autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes (T1D), systemic lupus erythematosus …

Molecular mimicry is one of the leading mechanisms by which infectious or chemical agents
may induce autoimmunity. It occurs when similarities between foreign and self-peptides …

A novel syndrome called long-haul COVID or long COVID is increasingly recognized in a
significant percentage of individuals within a few months after infection with SARS-CoV-2 …

There have been significant advances in our understanding of human autoimmunity that
have led to improvements in classification and diagnosis and, most importantly, research …

Systemic autoimmune diseases (SADs) are a group of connective tissue diseases with
diverse, yet overlapping, symptoms and autoantibody development. The etiology behind …