Epstein-Barr virus
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Epstein-Barr virus.
Credit: NASA
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The virus responsible for infectious mononucleiosis
(also known as glandular fever), an illness that occurs worldwide in teenagers
and young adults. The symptoms include fatigue, headaches,
muscular aches, sore throats, and enlarged lymph
nodes.
Epstein-Barr virus is also implicated in the causation of a number of other
diseases, in particular Burkitt's lymphoma, a common childhood cancer in
Central Africa. The virus is spread by droplet infection.
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