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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and its sequelae in the immunocompetent host
Madeline R Meirhaeghe1, Henry H Balfour2
1Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States.
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis, which is the most common clinical manifestation of primary EBV infection. Infectious mononucleosis is not a trivial disease, but its importance is overshadowed by the disease burden due to the sequelae of primary EBV infection. This review focuses on the sequelae of EBV infection in the immunocompetent host. These include cancers of lymphoid and epithelial cells, and autoimmune diseases, especially multiple sclerosis (MS).
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