EBV Infection and Human Primary Immune Deficiencies

• Other Authors: Meyts, Isabelle (Editor), Cohen, Jeffrey I. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; Immunology; Epstein-Barr virus; immune deficiency; lymphoproliferative disease; hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; B-cell lymphoma
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous virus that infects 95% of adults worldwide; the vast majority of persons have asymptomatic or non-specific primary infection and no complications associated with EBV during their lifetime. Some persons, particularly those who are infected as adolescents or yo...