Re: [c_p]EBV (Epstein Barr Virus)

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Rebbecca Nix wrote:

> I am sorry you have so much going on in your life! What is EBV? I am glad

that the post herpetic neuralgia goes away for periods of time! That must help

some.

>

Becky,

EBV It is epstein barr virus and every one has one during their

lifetime. I had this when I was in my twenties from strep infection

that was not properly treated and turned into a positive EBV and was

placed on a different antibiotic for three whole weeks to get rid of

the swelling in my lymph glands and throat. It took three whole weeks to make

this infection go away.

Below is an explanation from a medical website:

Epstein-Barr virus is in the herpes family of viruses and most people

will become infected with EBV sometimes during their lives. In the

United States, as many as 95 percent of adults between 35 and 40 years

of age have been infected. Infants become susceptible to EBV as soon as

maternal protection present at birth disappears.

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a common human virus that causes infectious

mononucleosis and plays a role in the emergence of two rare forms of

cancer: Burkitt's lymphoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Some doctors and medical textbooks describe and diagnose EBV as

infectious mononucleosis and vise-versa.

Bennie