Epstein-Barr Virus
Introduction
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human herpes virus type 4, lymphotropic, providing for cells whose latent infection. It has been shown that this virus is mainly responsible for Infect mononucleosis (IM), a disease of adolescence and childhood.
It can also produce certain forms of cancer, including undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (CNI), Endemic Burkitt’s Lymphoma (LBE) or B cell lymphomas in patients with acquired or congenital immunodeficiencies and there is great controversy over the role of this virus as a cause of chronic illness, in particular in regard to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
Like every family is a large virus, encapsulated with a double-stranded DNA. It is about 150 nm.Its capsid is icosahedral with 162 capsomers and all the virus is enveloped by a cover with glycoproteins. (more…)
