There are a huge number of different infections in the world. Many of them are active, but there are also hidden ones. One of these latent infections is the Epstein barr virus. In most cases, infection with this dangerous virus occurs in childhood, when the body is most susceptible to any infectious diseases. If a child or teenager becomes infected with this virus, they will have it throughout their lives. In any case, the source of the disease is a sick person, even one who has a latent form with erased symptoms.
This disease is not contagious. The virus is often transmitted by airborne droplets or through saliva. Also, a dangerous disease can be transmitted through a routine blood transfusion. The virus remains in a latent stage until the carrier’s immunity is significantly reduced. At the same moment, the Epstein-barr virus can enter the acute phase of development and cause diseases such as: nasopharyngeal cancer, hepatitis, leukopenia, chronic fatigue syndrome, lymphogranulomatosis, Burkitt’s lymphoma, infectious mononucleosis.
Along with this, various forms of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, herpetic sore throat, hermetic lesions of different parts of the skin and any mucous membranes, as well as multiple sclerosis can be detected. It has been proven that the most common manifestation of Epstein’s activation of the barr virus is mononucleosis.
Infectious mononucleosis has the ability to severely affect the reticular and lymphoid tissue, which leads to generalized lymphadeopathy and a significant increase in the size of the spleen and liver. This infection is very widespread in the form of erased and asymptomatic forms. In the adult population, antibodies are found in approximately 60% of people.
[Video] Dr. Petrik – “Scary” Epstein-Barr virus: