Epstein-barr Virus

Epstein-barr Virus
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(EBV), herpesvirus that is the major cause of infectious mononucleosis and is associated with a number of cancers, particularly lymphomas in immunosuppressed persons, including persons with AIDS.
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Epstein-Barr virus test
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Epstein-Barr virus testis a blood test to detect antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antigens.
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EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS - The virus that is responsible for infectious mononucleosis. Discovered in 1964, this virus has been associated with Burkitt's lymphoma in South African children, and with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Asian populations.
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Epstein-Barr virus. A common virus that remains dormant in most people. It has been associated with certain cancers, including Burkitt's lymphoma, immunoblastic lymphoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genetic material can often be detected in R-S or Hodgkin's cells. In the United States, EBV positivity is most common in children younger than 10 years.
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EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS (EBV): A herpeslike virus that causes one of the two kinds of mononucleosis (the other is caused by CMV). It infects the nose and throat and is contagious.
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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may cause infectious mononucleosis in adolescents and young adults.
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The Epstein-Barr virus can cause much more serious illness in people who have impaired immune systems, such as people with HIV/AIDS or people taking drugs to suppress immunity following an organ transplant.
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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or, more rarely, the cytomegalovirus (CMV), is the cause of this infection. Therefore it cannot be treated with antibiotics.
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An infection with Epstein-Barr virus. Also called "mono."
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1. Pathologic or abnormal. 2. Having to do with, or characterized by, disease.
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Mononucleosis typically occurs the first time a person is infected with Epstein-Barr virus. Once a person is infected, the virus remains alive in the body for the rest of his or her life.
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Those with an acute infection have a high concentration of the Epstein-Barr virus in their saliva, and the disease is spread by exchange of this bodily fluid.
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(1) 'postinfectious neuromyasthenia', going back to an atypical 'poliomyelitis' epidemic in 1934; (2) 'chronic Epstein-Barr virus' infection, ...
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By adulthood, most people have been exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus, but for unknown reasons, only a small percentage develop mononucleosis.
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A monospot test (positive for infectious mononucleosis)
Epstein-Barr virus antigen by immunofluorescence (positive for EBV)
Epstein-Barr virus antibody titers can help distinguish acute infection from past infection with EBV
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Mononucleosis is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, which appears intermittently in the mouth of anyone ever infected by it. The disease is usually contracted from someone who is not ill at the time of contact.
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African Burkitt lymphoma is closely associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the primary cause of infectious mononucleosis. The American form of Burkitt lymphoma is less closely associated with EBV.
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AIDS patients are highly vulnerable to cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections.
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A vaccine against the Epstein-Barr virus is under development. The infection is most contagious during the feverish stage, when contact with others should be avoided.
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Mononucleosis is an infection caused by a herpes virus known as the Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV.
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infection with certain viruses (especially those causing viral hepatitis, as well as Epstein-Barr virus, parvovirus, and HIV, the virus which can cause AIDS)
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The most common complaint is a sore throat. Mono is commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, but other viruses, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), can also cause mono. Mono is most frequently diagnosed in teenagers and young adults.
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