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Dr. Paul M. Feorino
Photomicrograph of Leukemia cells containing Epstein Barr virus using FA stain.
Epstein-Barr virus, EBV, is a member of the herpesvirus family and one of the most common human viruses. When infection with EBV occurs during adolescence or young adulthood, it causes infectious mononucleosis 35% to 50% of the time.
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