Abstract:In 1964, a group of scientists was using a microscope to study the cells of someone with a disease called Burkitt’s lymphoma. They saw small particles inside the cells and discovered they were viruses. This virus is now named Epstein-Barr virus, and it causes a disease called infectious mononucleosis, also known as the kissing disease. This is a tricky disease because it can have many symptoms that are also common to other diseases. Have you ever had a sore throat and fever? Maybe it was caused by Epstein-Barr… Show more
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