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Nature Study Maps Why Some Viruses Haunt Us for Life
A 900,000-person study published in Nature reveals how age, sex, season, smoking, and genetics shape the viral loads of seven DNA viruses that persist in the human body across a lifetime.
Key Takeaways
- Epstein-Barr viral load nearly doubles in heavy smokers compared to non-smokers
- Men carry higher viral loads than women across all seven persistent viruses studied
- High Epstein-Barr load is identified as a causal risk factor for Hodgkin lymphoma
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