Model For Viral Persistence. Viral persistence may be maintained for weeks, months, years, or even for a person’s lifetime. Approximately 80% of those acutely infected clear the infection, whereas the remaining 20% progress to chronic infection.
However, it cannot eradicate the virus from patients. Approximately 80% of those acutely infected clear the infection, whereas the remaining 20% progress to chronic infection. A circadian model for viral persistence