{"id":208584,"date":"2023-02-09T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T08:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=208584"},"modified":"2023-06-14T06:15:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T06:15:46","slug":"latent-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/latent-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Latent virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A virus that has the ability to infect the host, initially causing little or no evidence of illness but persisting for the lifetime of the infected individual; later on, a specific triggering mechanism may cause the virus to produce a clinically apparent disease. This occurs with herpes simplex virus that remains latent in sensory ganglia and is reactivated by trauma to the skin supplied by the distal sensory nerves associated with these ganglia. After reactivation, the virus may cause localized or generalized lesions in the affected area and the central nervous system.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A dormant form of a virus that remains inactive within a cell is referred to as a latent virus. 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