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12 - Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)
12 - Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)
DR.MOHAMMED ARIF
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CONSULTANT VIROLOGIST
HEAD OF THE VIROLOGY UNIT
EBV
Family: Hrepesviridae.
Subfamily: Gamma herpesvirinae.
Enveloped.
Icosahedral nucleocapsid.
The viral genome is ds-DNA.
Replicate in the nucleus.
Remain latent in B- cells.
Clinical syndromes associated with EBV infection
Infectious mononucleosis.
Chronic EBV infection.
Lymphoproliferative disorder in
immunocompromised.
Burkitt lymphoma.
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Infectious mononucleosis
IP : 4-7 weeks.
Signs and symptoms