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by Animats 16 days ago
That's probably assuming too much persistence for some infections. Virus detection in autopsies has been around for a while.[1] But it's not routine. At least HIV, malaria, yellow fever, rabies, and hepatitis have been tested. So there's data to look at, not just belief.

[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266652472...