Primary epstein-barr virus infection

SK Dunmire, PS Verghese, HH Balfour Jr - Journal of Clinical Virology, 2018 - Elsevier
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects about 90% of adults worldwide. It is the main cause of
infectious mononucleosis, which is observed most frequently in adolescents. The disease …

Asymptomatic primary infection with Epstein-Barr virus: observations on young adult cases

RJ Abbott, A Pachnio, I Pedroza-Pacheco… - Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is typically acquired asymptomatically in childhood. In contrast,
infection later in life often leads to infectious mononucleosis (IM), a febrile illness …

Epstein-Barr virus infections: biology, pathogenesis, and management

SE Straus, JI Cohen, G Tosato… - Annals of internal medicine, 1993 - acpjournals.org
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) encodes genes that ensure its persistence in human B
lymphocytes. Some of the genes encourage B-cell proliferation; others are poised to evade …

Infectious mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr virus

EK Vetsika, M Callan - Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2004 - cambridge.org
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a γ-herpesvirus that infects over 90% of the human population
worldwide. It is usually transmitted between individuals in saliva, and establishes replicative …

Pathogenesis of chronic active Epstein‐Barr virus infection: is this an infectious disease, lymphoproliferative disorder, or immunodeficiency?

H Kimura - Reviews in medical virology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Chronic active Epstein‐Barr virus infection (CAEBV) is characterised by chronic or
recurrent infectious mononucleosis‐like symptoms, such as fever, hepatosplenomegaly …

Epstein—Barr Virus

AS Evans, JC Niederman - Viral infections of humans: epidemiology and …, 1984 - Springer
Abstract Epstein—Barr virus (EBV), a member of the herpes group of viruses, is the cause of
heterophile-positive infectious mononucleosis, of most heterophile-negative cases, and of …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of EBV and its association with malignant disease

H Hjalgrim, J Friborg, M Melbye - 2011 - europepmc.org
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an ancient virus, and has probably coevolved with its different
hosts over the last 90–100 million years (McGeoch et al., 1995). With the ability to establish …

Epstein-Barr virus and human diseases: recent advances in diagnosis

M Okano, GM Thiele, JR Davis… - Clinical microbiology …, 1988 - Am Soc Microbiol
Since the discovery of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) from a cultured Burkitt's lymphoma cell line
in 1964, the virus has been associated with Burkitt's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma …

Epstein-Barr virus—recent advances

KF Macsween, DH Crawford - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2003 - thelancet.com
Epstein–Barr virus is a tumorigenic herpes virus that is ubiquitous in the adult population.
The virus is generally spread to and between young children through salivary contact, and …

[HTML][HTML] Serological diagnosis of Epstein-Barr virus infection: Problems and solutions

M De Paschale, P Clerici - World journal of virology, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Serological tests for antibodies specific for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antigens are frequently
used to define infection status and for the differential diagnosis of other pathogens …