MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Epstein-Barr virus: A virus , abbreviated EBV, best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis (" mono ").
Infection with EBV is characterized by fatigue and general malaise . Infection with EBV is fairly common and is usually a transient and minor thing. However, in some individuals EBV can trigger chronic illness, including immune and lymphoproliferative syndromes. It is a particular danger to people with compromised immune systems, such as from AIDS .
EBV was at one time believed to be the cause of the chronic fatigue syndrome, but chronic infection with this virus actually produces a separate (if similar) disorder.
EBV is a double-stranded DNA virus in the herpes family of viruses . The virus is named for the English virologists Michael Anthony Epstein (1921-) and Yvonne M. Barr (1932-).
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