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What Is Epstein-Barr Virus?
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a common and highly contagious herpes virus that spreads through bodily fluids like saliva. About 90% of adults have had an...
What Is Mono (Mononucleosis)?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInfectious mononucleosis, or mono, is a contagious viral illness typically caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which spreads via bodily fluids and...
What Is Mononucleosis (Mono)?
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInfectious mononucleosis, or mono, is an infection caused by viruses—usually the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Mono can affect people of all ages, but it's...
Scientists Are Closer to Understanding How Epstein-Barr Infection Can Cause Multiple Sclerosis
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNew research may provide clues to an enduring mystery about multiple sclerosis and the common germ...
COVID isn’t just infecting you—it could be reactivating viruses that have been dormant in your body...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoYou had COVID a few months ago and recovered—but things still aren’t quite right. When you stand up,...
What Is Herpes Meningitis?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHerpes meningitis is a form of meningitis caused by the herpes virus. Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, which are the protective membranes...
Varicella-Zoster Virus: Overlap Between Chickenpox and Shingles
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLearn how to reduce transmissionMedically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus...
Why Are My Tonsils Swollen?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTonsillitis Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Tonsils are two oval-shaped masses of tissue in the back of the...
He wasn't a smoker, but still got throat cancer. The cause? A virus that could've been in his body...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPHOENIX – Just as he was going to sleep one night in 2012, Robert Mock noticed a strange lump at the...
What causes long COVID and its strange array of symptoms? Researchers have some clues.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlthough millions of Americans are still suffering the effects of a COVID-19 infection, the causes...