EBV - Brochure

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a member of the herpes virus family and is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis. In children the disease is often subclinical and indistinguishable from other mild diseases of childhood; in adults, the illness lasts usually longer and is often associated with a prolonged fatigue syndrome. The clinical diagnosis is suggested on the basis of the symptoms along with the serological testing used to exclude other diseases. The typical serological assays measure IgG and IgM antibodies directed against different components of EBV