What Happens When Immune Cells Just Won't Die? Sep 17, 2009
17, 2009) X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) is a rare inherited immunodeficiency most commonly caused by deficiency in the protein SAP. Following infection with the common virus that causes infectious mononucleosis (also known as mono or glandular fever), boys with XLP often develop an extreme, usually fatal, accumulation of activated immune cells known as cytotoxic T lymphocytes; but the mechanistic link between this and SAP deficiency has not been determined. See also. (Science Daily)
"Mono" Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Teens Jul 17, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who develop "mono," otherwise known as infectious mononucleosis, may be at risk for chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a study in Pediatrics. Previous studies suggested that about one in ten adults with acute infectious mononucleosis go on to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, Dr. Ben Z. Katz, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and colleagues write ... Treatment with steroids for the infectious mononucleosis at the time of its... (MEDLINEplus)
• Is EBV infection really cause of excessive fatigue? Jun 4, 2009
Sometimes teenagers and young adults develop different, more severe symptoms, indicating that the virus has caused infectious mononucleosis ... There is no specific treatment for EBV. Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen and others can be used to relieve the pain and fever associated with infectious mononucleosis. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Girls Lacking The Protein ITK At Risk From Fatal Viral Infection Apr 13, 2009
11, 2007) A new study suggests that a vaccine targeting Epstein-Barr virus may prevent infectious mononucleosis, commonly known as "mono" or "glandular fever." EBV is a member of the herpes virus family and. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Epstein-Barr Virus May Be Associated With Progression Of Multiple Sclerosis Mar 11, 2009
28, 2005) Childhood infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is often asymptomatic, while in adolescents and adults it causes infectious mononucleosis (IM). University of Massachusetts Medical School scientists. (Science Daily)
On fire: Beer pong spreads herpes, mono, flu Feb 10, 2009
"The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may cause infectious mononucleosis in adolescents and young adults. But even after the symptoms of infectious mononucleosis are gone, the EBV will remain dormant in the throat and blood cells of that person their whole life," said Kurt B. Stevenson, associate professor of internal medicine at OSU.. If a player knows he or she is sick or has recently been sick, that player should use a personal cup separate from the game cups. (Ohio State University -- The Lantern, OH)
