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EBV
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌiː.biːˈviː/ us /ˌiː.biːˈviː/
abbreviation for Epstein-Barr virus: a virus that causes mononucleosis (= an infectious disease that has an effect on particular glands and makes you feel weak and sick for a long time) and is also connected to the development of other illnesses:
Many children become infected with EBV, and these infections usually cause no symptoms.
EBV infection may be the predisposing infection that induces immune-sensitivity.
The association of EBV with gastric carcinoma cells has become well known recently.
No patient referred to a history of infectious mononucleosis, but all of them had a past EBV infection, as documented by the antibody profile.
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the cause of infectious mononucleosis, may be involved in the causation of Burkitt's lymphoma.
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