Epstein Barr Virus Flashcards
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EBV
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It is best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis (“mono” or glandular fever). It is also associated with particular forms of cancer, such as Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma, gastric cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and conditions associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), such as hairy leukoplakia and central nervous system lymphomas.[1][2 As previously stated, adolescents who contract EBV exhibit few symptoms or may even appear asymptomatic, but when EBV is contracted as an adult it may cause fatigue, fever, inflamed throat, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, enlarged spleen, swollen liver, or rash.[12]
