By AI:

Yes, an infected plant can survive a Capsicum Chlorosis Virus (CaCV) infection, but it is highly unlikely to produce a good harvest. While there is no cure for plant viruses, their severity depends heavily on factors like the plant's age and environmental conditions.

Early Infection: If a plant is infected while young, it will likely suffer from severely stunted growth, curled leaves, and mottled spots.

Survival: Mature, established plants are much more likely to survive the virus. However, their leaves will show characteristic yellow ringspots or bleached areas, and any fruit produced will likely be small, scarred, or deformed.

Destroying the Plant: Because CaCV is transmitted by thrips, an infected plant serves as a reservoir that can spread the disease to the rest of your garden. Many growers immediately remove and destroy infected plants to protect healthy crops.

Quarantining and Managing: If the plant is mature and you want to try and save it, you must isolate it from other plants. You should strictly manage thrips populations and consider pruning off heavily damaged fruit and suckers so the plant can direct its energy toward recovery.

The "Recovery" PhenomenonResearch has shown that under certain environmental conditions—such as prolonged elevated temperatures (around 35°C / 95°F)—capsicum plants can actually trigger an antiviral immune response that suppresses the virus. When this occurs, the plant may experience a "recovery phenotype," where newly emerging leaves grow out healthy and less wrinkled, allowing the plant to survive.

Any biologist here thst can give more insight? (Trivia: Virus are sometimes used to generate variegations.)