ME/CFS San Diego @mecfssd.bsky.social · 09/11/2025ME/CFS virus study: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... . Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) found in 6 of 17 patients, none in controls. Limitations: only plasma and DNA tested, small sample size, may miss latent/reactivating viruses. 000
![Figure 2. Virus sequences detected in each clinical sample. This figure
presents a heatmap of those molecular probes which are significantly
enriched. The rows correspond to individual probes. The right labels
present the virus name. The columns correspond to the individual clinical
samples. The top color bar indicates the group (blue, negative controls
[water reacted with the probe ensemble; no DNA present]; pink, ME/CFS
patients; green, healthy controls.) The bottom labels give the identification
of each clinical sample. Cell colors indicate the presence or absence of the
molecular probe in the sample (red, presence; white, absence).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2j3foc3c2paae6txvbec2pff/bafkreibqg6qrbsnov5qkyoxnyuvc45pbnuagcgrw4jgxuw4cl2gpfywgwy)