EB virus infection symptoms?

Update Date: 2021-10-01 Source: Network

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Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is a member of lymphotropic virus of herpesvirus family, which is carried by more than 95% of adults. It is the pathogen of infectious mononucleosis and closely related to nasopharyngeal carcinoma and childhood lymphoma. It is listed as one of the human tumor viruses that may cause cancer. EB virus infection symptoms? Let's talk about it

EB virus infection symptoms?

The latent period of EBV infection is 4-7 weeks. The prodromal symptoms include headache and fatigue. 80% of the patients may have clinical triad: pharyngitis, fever and lymphadenopathy. Infection can involve all organs of the body,

Generally there are fever, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, systemic lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, rash, etc. Some can also appear neurological symptoms, generally need 2 to 4 weeks of recovery.

If the infection is serious, there may be paralysis, anemia, hematopoiesis disorders, secondary bacterial infection and damage to the heart and blood vessels.

matters needing attention

Because patients' appetite will decrease when they are sick, and their body consumption will increase when they are sick, we should avoid greasy and high sugar diet, such as fat meat, chocolate, etc. we can give them light and easy to digest diet, such as noodles, and appropriately eat some foods containing high-quality protein, including bean products, etc.