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Is there a link between CFS and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)?
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Ebv by tuffy 18 year 1 of 1 (100%)
Belongs to the flavi virus family which host several viruses and that you should be tested for if you think you have chronic fatigue syndrome.
EBV
HCV
Yellow Fever
Herpes (any class)i.e. fever blisters/cold sores, herpes, reactivation of chicken pox i.e. shingles (yes, thats right, it is a form of herpes)...
Dengue Fever
these are the most common forms in this lovely (not!) group of viruses.
get tested for HCV even though the doctor may think you've no known risk factors...it is hard to get, but over 5 million in the united states alone have it.
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Belongs to the flavi virus family which host several viruses and that you should be tested for if you think you have chronic fatigue syndrome.
EBV
HCV
Yellow Fever
Herpes (any class)i.e. fever blisters/cold sores, herpes, reactivation of chicken pox i.e. shingles (yes, thats right, it is a form of herpes)...
Dengue Fever
these are the most common forms in this lovely (not!) group of viruses.
get tested for HCV even though the doctor may think you've no known risk factors...it is hard to get, but over 5 million in the united states alone have it.
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EBV and CFS seem unrelated by #56153 19 year 1 of 1 (100%)
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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the cause of mononucleosis, and a well-publicized study in 1985 suggested that there may be a strong correlation to CFS. But many doctors have not read the later research that has minimized what at first seemed to be a strong link. The original apparent correlation was described in:
Straus SE, Tosato G, Armstrong G, Lawley T, et al. Persisting illness and fatigue in adults with evidence of Epstein-Barr infection. Ann Intern Med 1985; 102:7-16.Later studies showed that many Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome patients have had no exposure to EBV at all. This clarification has been shown in:
Buchwald D, Sullivan JL, Komaroff AL. Frequency of "chronic active Epstein-Barr" virus infection in a general medical practise. JAMA 1987; 257:2303-7.EBV, and other viruses, may ultimately be found to play some role in Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome in many patients. But based on the studies cited above, it would not be appropriate to rule a diagnosis of Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome based solely on a negative test for EBV.Holmes GP, Kaplan JE, Stewart JA, et al. A cluster of patients with a chronic mononucleosis-like syndrome. JAMA 1987; 257:2297-302.
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