Infectious mononucleosis, or mono, is a common contagious illness. But the virus that causes it — Epstein Barr virus (EBV) — is even more prevalent than you might think. Even if you've never ...

More than 90% of the adult population in the U.S. is or has been infected with Epstein Barr virus (EBV). EBV is a highly contagious member of the herpes virus family, best known for causing infectious ...

PHILADELPHIA- More than 90% of the adult population in the U.S. is or has been infected with Epstein Barr virus (EBV). EBV is ...

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Non-Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) induced infectious mononucleosis (IM) has not been adequately studied in children. In a prospective evaluation of 171 children with an illness characterized by ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, impacting 2.8 million people globally. It causes chronic inflammation that damages the myelin sheath ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is an uncommon, rare neurological condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's nervous system causing muscle weakness, numbness, and in extreme cases, ...

Most people are infected with EBV at some point during their lives. EBV can cause infectious mononucleosis, also called mono, and is associated with other illnesses, including some specific types ...

such as mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV), are examples of infections spread via oral transmission from virus-containing saliva. Other infectious microbes ...

One was an 18-year-old patient with 3 months of daily vomiting starting during serologically documented Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) related infectious mononucleosis, and the other was a 63-year-old ...