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Recognizing the spectrum
of illness in Epstein-Barr virus infection
Infectious mononucleosis
(IM), an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr
virus (EBV), is a self-limiting disorder that is
common in persons 10 to 30 years of age.
Estimates are that more than 90% of adults
worldwide have been infected with EBV.1 The
diagnosis of IM is often made on the basis of
characteristic clinical findings of fever,
pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy, and positive
findings on a heterophile antibody test.
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