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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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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

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.

Answered 12/5/2019

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