[yaacov]

It’s getting clearer and clearer that these viruses are extremely bad, see for example https://denovo.substack.com/p/epstein-barr-virus-more-maladi...

[blix]

EBV is linked to many, many things. But why does it only have these effects in some people and not others? Why is the prevalance of weird EBV-linked conditions increasing with time?

Until these question are answered I don't think it's possible to call it uniquely bad.

[ck2]

EBV is typically activated by other stress. Hence "not a problem" for younger, healthier people. Until something unpredictable happens, like covid.

One kind of long-covid is activated EBV by covid (there are other kinds).

VZV (typo in my earlier post) hides in nerve cells waiting for immune weakness to attack (ie. shingles) Wildly high number of people have it dormant.