EBV (Epstein-Barr virus, aka HHV-4) is a virus.

It causes:

• Infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever), best known
• Particular cancers, e.g.:
  • Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • Burkitt's lymphoma
  • Gastric cancer
  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  • Conditions associated w/ HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), e.g. hairy leukoplakia and CNS lymphomas

It is associated w/ a higher risk of:

• Certain autoimmune diseases, especially:
  • Dermatomyositis
  • SLE
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Sjogren's syndrome
  • MS

• 1 of the most common viruses in humans
• 200k cancer cases epr year are thought to be attributable to EBV