Mononucleosis was first described in 1885 by Nil Filatov, a famous Russian pediatrician. In 1889, a German doctor named Emil Pfeiffer described a similar condition characterized by fever, sore throat, enlarged spleen, and swollen lymph nodes and liver. He called it “glandular fever.” EBV, the primary causative agent, is present in over 95% of the adult population worldwide. Like all herpes viruses, EBV also causes lifelong infection and latent infection of B lymphocytes. Learn more in our blog at gideononline.com/blog
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