Question 1

what are the symptoms of an epstein barr infection?

Accepted Answer

Glandular fever: Ebv causes, especially in young adults, an illness with fever, sore throat, swollen neck lymph glands, fatigue and an enlarged spleen.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of epstein barr virus?

Accepted Answer

Glandular fever: Ebv causes, especially in young adults, an illness with fever, sore throat, swollen neck lymph glands, fatigue and an enlarged spleen.

Question 3

what is epstein barr virus symptoms usually?

Accepted Answer

Glandular fever: Or mononucleosis as it is more properly called is the most common presentation for ebv when it causes symptoms.  Fever, sore throat, swollen lymph glands, enlarged liver and spleen with loss of appetite and fatigue are common.

Question 4

i read that a person can have an asymptomatic epstein barr virus .  in periods of sleep deprivation/lower immunue function it could reactivate without you knowing.  what  kind of lab test could tell you if that is happening?

Accepted Answer

If concerned: An EBV titer can readily be obtained, and results can indicate recent or prior contact.  Since a vast majority of people are positive, you may wish to have a discussion with your doctor about your particulars.

Question 5

if you've been diagnosed with epstein barr virus by your doctor, what symptoms can you expect?

Accepted Answer

Mono, fatigue: Usually gets better on its own, but not until days or weeks of swollen glands, severe fatigue, muscle aches and fevers.  Epstein barr virus infection is one form of "mononucleosis" or "mono".  (cmv is the other cause). Sometimes there is a rash.   Most people feel fatigue.

Question 6

can epstein-barr virus (ebv) turn into a deadly disease, and what are the symptoms, treatments, and causes?

Accepted Answer

It can rarely.: Almost everyone gets infected with ebv and almost everyone recovers.  During acute infection, complications include low platelets, potential airway obstruction and spontaneous or trauma-related ruptured spleen.  The virus stays dormant after one recovers and can be associated with lymphomas in very immunosuppressed hosts.

Question 7

when one is infected with epstein-barr, can the symptoms of mononucleosis return at any time later in life? could i get other illnesses from it too?

Accepted Answer

Mononucleosis: The number of illnesses due to 'mono' can range from splenomegaly to throat infection to chronic fatigue syndrome.

Question 8

positive test to epstein barr 3 yrs go. had 'post viral syndrome' since. symptoms: ongoing flu and malaise. elevated rf, liver enzymes. what can i do?

Accepted Answer

See specialists...: A rheumatologist and an infectious disease specialist can evaluate to see if more can be done to decrease symptoms. A hepatologist (liver specialist) can help if there is ongoing liver damage. An immunologist (specialist in immune system disorders) may have some helpful ideas also.

Question 9

hello! i was curious, whether every person with an active epstein-barr virus develop mononucleosis? is it possible to carry it until it becomes inactive without any symptoms? thank you for your answer

Accepted Answer

EBV infection: Most Epstein-Barr virus infections cause no symptoms; a minority of newly acquired infections cause infectious mononucleosis. All EBV infections are permanent, i.e. latent (inactive) infection persists and is present in almost all persons beyond age 30-35. Most people have no further problem, but reactivation sometimes occurs, expecially in immune deficiency, advanced cancer, and so on.

Question 10

what is a reactivation of epstein barr?

Accepted Answer

EBV: A deactivation of ebv means the virus which has been dormant in your body is replicating and causing symptoms of the viral infection.

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I read that a person can have an asymptomatic epstein barr virus . in periods of sleep deprivation/lower immunue function it could reactivate without you knowing. what kind of lab test could tell you if that is happening?

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If you've been diagnosed with epstein barr virus by your doctor, what symptoms can you expect?

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Can epstein-barr virus (ebv) turn into a deadly disease, and what are the symptoms, treatments, and causes?

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When one is infected with epstein-barr, can the symptoms of mononucleosis return at any time later in life? could i get other illnesses from it too?

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Positive test to epstein barr 3 yrs go. had 'post viral syndrome' since. symptoms: ongoing flu and malaise. elevated rf, liver enzymes. what can i do?

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Hello! i was curious, whether every person with an active epstein-barr virus develop mononucleosis? is it possible to carry it until it becomes inactive without any symptoms? thank you for your answer

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What is a reactivation of epstein barr?

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