Question 1

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 2

what is epstein barr virus symptoms usually?

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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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

what transmits epstein barr virus?

Accepted Answer

Saliva, sex: EBV is transmitted by saliva and genital fluids. In young kids, infectious mononucleosis (mono, the most common EBV illness) generally is from contact with other kids' saliva. In teens and young adults, mono has been called "kissing disease) because of saliva, but usually is sexually transmitted. Sexually active persons with mono need testing for other STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV).

Question 7

what causes the epstein barr virus?

Accepted Answer

A virus: Epstein barr is a virus that is often transmitted through saliva.

Question 8

why do drs do epstein barr virus test?

Accepted Answer

State of infection : The tests can say if a person is susceptible to ebv, if an ebv infection is ongoing or if an acute infection  occurred in the past.

Question 9

how long could epstein barr virus last?

Accepted Answer

Variable : The symptoms of ebv in mononucleosis last anywhere from days to weeks and months
average is about 4 weeks, but some get better in a week and others last for months.It depends on a persons immune system.

Question 10

what exactly is epstein-barr virus (ebv)?

Accepted Answer

Cause of mono: Ebv is one of 8 human herpes viruses and is the classical cause of infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever).  Once infected, an individual will asymptomatically have the virus in saliva intermittently and can transmit it to others not yet infected.  Not everyone who get infected have symptoms.

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