How to Use Epstein-Barr virus in a Sentence
Epstein-Barr virus
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There’s consensus that a surge in the Epstein-Barr virus has an association with some cancers of the stomach, nasal system and blood.
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Brian Murphy,
Washington Post,
15 Feb. 2024
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This does exhaust her sometimes; in 2022, she was forced to take time off after health scares that included having surgery to treat endometriosis and a flare-up of the Epstein-Barr virus.
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Harper's BAZAAR,
29 May 2023
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For example, the Epstein-Barr virus is linked to multiple sclerosis.
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TIME,
2 Feb. 2024
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Researchers also found a herpes virus, an enterovirus and Epstein-Barr virus, which can cause mononucleosis.
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Erika Edwards,
NBC News,
30 Mar. 2023
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Another was a history of Epstein-Barr virus, which many people can have at a younger age (typically as mononucleosis) and then lives on in the body.
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Julie Mazziotta,
PEOPLE.com,
26 Jan. 2022
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Some experts believe that environmental factors, such as getting the Epstein-Barr virus, may trigger MS in people who are already at risk for the condition5.
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Korin Miller,
SELF,
12 Nov. 2021
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Their research into the Epstein-Barr virus, and its potential raise cancer risks, introduced Dr. zur Hausen into the nascent field of tumor virology.
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Brian Murphy,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 June 2023
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Some research points to the Epstein-Barr virus, which virtually all M.S. patients have; yet it’s been estimated that more than ninety per cent of the general population has it, too.
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Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
17 July 2023
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Pathogens like Epstein-Barr virus have been named as likely culprits behind chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis.
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Byerin Prater,
Fortune Well,
6 Oct. 2023
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In 2018, Anthony was forced to retire from competitive racing after contracting the Epstein-Barr virus.
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Brion O'Connor,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 Sep. 2022
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The Epstein-Barr virus is believed to be the possible trigger of autoimmune conditions such as lupus and multiple sclerosis, and even the flu has been associated with the onset of Type 1 diabetes.
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Annalisa Merelli,
Quartz,
22 Oct. 2022
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In corporate news, Merck shares fell about 2.7% after the company announced a deal with Opko health for the company's experimental Epstein-Barr virus vaccine.
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Alicia Wallace, Krystal Hur,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2023
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Studies have linked long Covid to immune dysfunction, chronic inflammation, tiny blood clots that depleted the brain of oxygen, and even the Epstein-Barr virus, which strong evidence suggests may cause multiple sclerosis.
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Natalie Shure,
The New Republic,
8 Dec. 2022
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There are other viral illnesses that produce a post-viral fatigue syndrome, such as infectious mononucleosis, often referred to as mono, which is more commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 July 2022
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Those include cytomegalovirus, which can affect people across their life span, and Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis and was recently implicated in multiple sclerosis.
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Karen Weintraub,
USA TODAY,
28 June 2023
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She has been given various diagnoses, including Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr virus, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Laura Miller,
The New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2020
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Multiple sclerosis is often associated with the commonplace Epstein-Barr virus, rheumatic fever with the same bacteria that cause strep throat, and Lyme, famously, with bites from ticks that carry a spirochete called Borrelia burgdorferi.
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Ross Douthat,
Star Tribune,
2 Feb. 2021
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And scientists have recently learned that infection with the common Epstein-Barr virus seriously increases the risk of a person developing the autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2024
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