Infectiousmononucleosis(IM) occurs mainly in affluent Western societies where primary infection withEBVgenerally occurs at a later age.IMis a self-limiting lymphoproliferative disease that is characterized clinically by fever, sore throat,lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and abnormal liver functions. Many ...
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a human gamma-herpesvirus, was the first virus linked causally with a human tumor, following its identification in 1964 by Epstein, Barr, and Achong in a common childhood cancer in equatorial Africa named after Burkitt (Burkitt
Mono symptoms like fatigue, fever, and a sore throat usually last for a few weeks. In rare cases, the symptoms can flareup months or even years later. EBV, which usually is what causes a mono infection, remains in your body for the rest of your life. Can you get rid of mono? Can ...
The finding that effects differ between ethnicities is intriguing. These traits may be proxies for different exposures between different ethnicities (e.g. theoretically, being overweight could be a marker of high wealth in one group and deprivation in another). Alternatively, this may reflect a ...
Infectious mononucleosis (IM) was first described in 1889 as glandular fever, a clinical illness characterized by fever, fatigue, abdominal discomfort, hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of both the liver and spleen), and lymphadenopathy. Later observations linking the appearance of atypical lymphocytosis help...
n48520* --life sciences--radiation effects on animals-- vertebratesradiation syndrome-- survival timebiological radiation effectsdose-response relationshipsimmune serumsmiceradiation dosesradiationsresponse modifying factorsspleenMice were exposed to 850 or 975 rad of whole-body radiation; three hr later ...
Her hypoxemia was due to one or other pathogen or were her respiratory findings the result of the combined effects of both disorders? 2. Case A 20-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with fever, fatigue, sore throat, and shortness of breath ×4 days. She particularly ...