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Does Auricular Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation increase the risk of Mild-COVID-19 Infection or of Herpetic Flare?
Does Auricular Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation increase the risk of Mild-COVID-19 Infection or of Herpetic Flare?
Auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation may increase the risk of mild COVID-19 infection or herpetic flare.
Background: SARS-CoV-2 can reach the central nervous system through the vagal nerve. Microbiota may favour or prevent viral spread.
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