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pcr0
2254 days ago
No, herpes, chickenpox + shingles would be the counter examples.
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nkohari
2254 days ago
In my understanding, herpes and varicella (chicken pox/shingles) are thought to be "reactivations" of dormant viruses, not reinfections. The virus is never fully eliminated, and sometimes it becomes re-activated.
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