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Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Infectious Mononucleosis

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First detected in African Burkitt’s lymphoma cells in 1964,1 the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was identified as the cause of infectious mononucleosis (IM) in 19682 when a laboratory worker developed antibodies to the virus during an episode of IM. Large-scale seroepidemiologic studies subsequently confirmed the role of EBV in IM. EBV has also been implicated as an etiologic factor in undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma, B cell lymphomas in immunocompromised individuals, and oral hairy leukoplakia.

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  1. James McSherry
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA

    Alan K. David M.D. (The Fred Lazarus, Jr., Professor and Director) (The Fred Lazarus, Jr., Professor and Director)

  3. Department of Family Medicine, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, 63141, USA

    Thomas A. Johnson Jr. M.D. (Chairman) (Chairman)

  4. Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA

    D. Melessa Phillips M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  5. Department of Family Medicine, University of California—Irvine College of Medicine, Orange, CA, 92697, USA

    Joseph E. Scherger M.D., M.P.H. (Associate Dean for Primary Care and Chair) (Associate Dean for Primary Care and Chair)

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McSherry, J. (1998). Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Infectious Mononucleosis. In: Taylor, R.B., David, A.K., Johnson, T.A., Phillips, D.M., Scherger, J.E. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2947-4_38

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