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Epstein-Barr Virus Infection/Infectious Mononucleosis

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First detected in African Burkitt’s lymphoma cells in 19641 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. It has also been implicated as an etiologic factor in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, B-cell lymphomas, and oral hairy leukoplakia.

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

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

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McSherry, J. (1994). Epstein-Barr Virus Infection/Infectious Mononucleosis. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4005-9_33

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