Epstein Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis (pathophysiology, investigations and treatment)

Buy Images here: “EBV causes typically an asymptomatic infection or can cause acute tonsillitis as a part of bigger infection called infectious mononucleosis also known as glandular fever. EBV typically occurs in adolescents and young adults and is transmitted orally via saliva. This is the reason EBV infections are also known as the kissing disease. Nearly everyone will become infected with EBV at some point, the good thing is for most of us it is asymptomatic. In this videos we will talk about a primary EBV infection which is asymptomatic and how the infection can evolve to be become infectious mononucleosis which is a symptomatic condition. The pathophysiology of EBV infection begin with saliva transmission and the EBV virus targeting the tonsils which is a lymphoid tissue made up of T cells and B cells. In the tonsil the EBV target B cells and tonsillar epithelial cells. This is called the EBV primary infection and is usually asymptomatic. Once EBV infects the B cells the EBV has an In