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Epstein-Barr virus

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Ep·stein-Barr virus  (pstn-bär)
n. Abbr. EBV
A herpesvirus that is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis. It is also associated with various types of human cancers.
[After Michael A. Epstein and and Y.M. Barr, 20th-century British virologists.]
Epstein-Barr virus  (pstn-bär)
A virus of the family Herpesviridae and the genus Lymphocryptovirus that causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with several types of human cancers. It is named after two of its discoverers, British pathologist Michael Anthony Epstein (born 1921) and British virologist Yvonne M. Barr (born 1932).
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Noun1.Epstein-Barr virus - the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China
EBV
herpes virus, herpes - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
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Other pathogens, including cytomegalovirus (7), Epstein-Barr virus (7), Haemophilus influenzae (11-14), and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (7,15,16), have been suggested as possible GBS triggers, as was influenza vaccination in the United States during 1976-1977 (17).
Influenza, Campylobacter and Mycoplasma infections, and hospital ... by Rodrigues Laura C. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
16 British Medical Journal, a team led by psychiatrist Ian Hickie of Sydney (Australia) University reports that 29 of 253 people who became infected with any of three viruses, including Epstein-Barr virus, developed CFS soon afterward.
Sick and tired: tracking paths to chronic fatigue by Bower, B. / Science News
Numerous studies have shown that patients with T and NK cell lymphomas of the sinonasal area have a high incidence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.
Sinonasal lymphoma: a case report by Agarwal, Salil / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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