The Epstein-Barr virus, which belongs to the herpes virus family, was the first virus to be proven carcinogenic in humans. That was in the 1960s, and to this day it is not entirely clear how ...

Scientists have now found an association between Crohn's and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). While EBV is a direct cause of mononucleosis, recent research has suggested that it may be related to the ...

Other viruses never leave our cells. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) -known primary as the cause of mononucleosis, “the kissing disease” a disease that can also elicit relatively mild flu-like symptoms - is ...

The role that Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) plays in the development of Multiple Sclerosis may be caused a higher level of cross-reactivity, where the body's immune system binds to the wrong target ...

Mononucleosis tests can detect antibodies directed to viruses that cause mononucleosis. Usually, a doctor recommends these tests when someone has symptoms of the disease. People often refer to ...

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is our constant companion, infecting an estimated 90%-95% of adults. Many of us are first infected as children, when the germ may trigger cold and flu symptoms.

It’s known as the Epstein-Barr virus. By Delthia Ricks This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The ...

More than 85% of patients with COPD receiving valaciclovir for 8 weeks suppressed the Epstein-Barr virus. No patients reported any serious adverse reactions to the treatment. Among patients with ...

The results confirmed he was suffering from the effects of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which has no cure. The fallout from the infection has impeded his training regimen, possibly disrupting his ...

A person can acquire Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) via contact with body fluids, particularly saliva. While most people will contract EBV at some point, many will not experience any symptoms.

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking vaccine that generates immunity against the Epstein-Barr virus, a virus that almost all of us carry and which has been found to be a primary cause of ...