Talk:Epstein–Barr virus

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This virus is also been linked to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis - should this not be added as the preponderance of evidence says EBV is involved? Rustygecko (talk) 03:22, 15 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is mentioned at the end of the second paragraph of the lead "In 2022, a large study (population of 10 million over 20 years) suggested EBV as the leading cause of multiple sclerosis, with a recent EBV infection causing a 32-fold increase in the risk of developing multiple sclerosis." Yaris678 (talk) 22:33, 25 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Lifespan

There is plenty of information here. Is EBV terminal? Chellebandyk (talk) 07:15, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rarely. Graham Beards (talk) 05:38, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Infects more than B cells

This page says that EBV infects B cells, and that's it. There is no mention that EBV infects B cells, T cells, NK cells, and histiocytic-dendritic cells. I got the information from the wiki page on lymphoma, but this paper ^[1]also mentions T and NK cells. Should we write a whole section on these other cells, and correspondingly, their route of infection, transformation, etc? 94.21.211.18 (talk) 18:07, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In 'Tropism' section it actually says that the virus infects B-cells, epithelial cells and other cells. The phrase in the lead is only about permanent infection. Ruslik_Zero 20:30, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5770746/