@article{8095938efcb44188a7bdde00c89a72ba,
title = "Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)",
author = "Karla Hoover and Karla Higginbotham",
note = "Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is a double-stranded DNA virus that infects B lymphocyte cells. It is in the herpesvirus family and was discovered in 1964.[1][2] It can cause a variety of diseases and is spread mainly from saliva containing virus-infected epithelial cells.[1][3] Close to 95\% of adults throughout the world have been infected with EBV.[2] It is a causative agent of infectious mononucleosis.",
year = "2020",
month = jul,
day = "10",
language = "American English",
journal = "StatPearls",
}