The phrase "viral reactivation" means a situation when a virus that was once inactive or dormant in the body becomes active again and starts causing symptoms or illness. Full definition
These immune cells also play a role in suppressing symptoms of genital herpes, which is why most sufferers of the disease are asymptomatic when viral reactivations occur. (sciencedaily.com)
She is currently a Research Fellow who is studying the immunological and virological characterization of HIV -1-infected patients who are taking antiretroviral therapy and various viral reactivation agents in several ongoing clinical trials. (ragoninstitute.org)
They found that while the noise enhancers could not cause reactivation on their own, 75 percent of them could synergize with activators and increase viral reactivation relative to activator alone. (gladstone.org)