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 …

Background and main text Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is
a complex and controversial clinical condition without having established causative factors …

Although genetic susceptibility explains the clustering of multiple sclerosis (MS) cases within
families and the sharp decline in risk with increasing genetic distance, it cannot fully explain …

Shortly after the discovery of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), two distinct variants, HHV-6A
and HHV-6B, were identified. In 2012, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses …

Several lines of evidence suggest that multiple sclerosis (MS), like other autoimmune
diseases, may be triggered by microbial infections. Pathogens associated with development …

SUMMARY Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a betaherpesvirus that is closely related to
human cytomegalovirus. It was discovered in 1986, and HHV-6 literature has expanded …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a commonly occurring inflammatory and demyelinating
neurological disease. It has been considered to be an autoimmune disorder mediated by …

The predisposition of individuals to several common autoimmune diseases, such as
rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis, is genetically …

Molecular mimicry has been proposed as a pathogenetic mechanism for autoimmune
disease, as well as a probe useful in uncovering its etiologic agents. The hypothesis is …

The exact aetiology of most autoimmune diseases remains unknown, nonetheless, several
factors contributing to the induction or exacerbation of autoimmune reactions have been …