Symptoms of mononucleosis are fever, sore throat, and swollen lymph glands. Sometimes, a swollen spleen
or liver may develop. Heart problems or central nervous system problems can occurs but only rarely, and infectious
mononucleosis is almost never fatal. If you, or a member of your family, have some or any of the above symptoms, especially
the fatigue, loss of ability to function, fevers, unknown abdominal pain or joint pains you might suspect CEBV.
There are no known associations between active EBV infection and problems during pregnancy, including birth defects.
Although the symptoms usually resolve in 1 or 2 months, EBV remains dormant few cells in the throat and blood for the rest
of the person's life. The virus can become reactivate and is commonly found in the saliva of infected persons. This
reactivation usually occurs without symptoms of illness.
Many people that are infected with EBV have little or no symptoms. It has been estimated that some 70% or more Americans
have been exposed to EBV. Others develop mono (mononucleosis) which goes away in a short time. CEBV is a little different
because symptoms can last a very long time, coming and going. Why it does that is unknown. Women are twice as often affected
as men. However, both men and women share the same severity of symptoms.
Once CEBV is suspected, a blood EBV antibody titer should be performed. It is through the symptoms on the medical history,
the findings of a medical examination and the blood antibody titer levels that ultimately lead to diagnosis. The blood levels
of antibodies may need to be checked more then once in order to make an accurate diagnoses. A change in the blood titer
levels indicates an active infection or the recurrence of CEBV infection.
