Why is this test important? HealthCheckUSA has partnered directly with Janie Bowthorpe and others at Stop the Thyroid Madness to develop specific packages and test options that will assist Stop the Thyroid Madness members in managing their condition and taking control of their health. The STTM Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibodies Blood Profile (Active Infection) is a group of blood tests that are ordered to help diagnose a current, recent, or past EBV infection.
What does the test include? The HealthCheckUSA STTM Epstein Barr Virus EBV Antibodies Blood Profile includes:
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV): What is it? Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibodies are a group of tests that are ordered to help diagnose a current, recent, or past EBV infection. EBV is a member of the herpes virus family. Passed through the saliva, the virus causes an infection that is very common. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as 95% of people in the United States will have been infected by EBV by the time they are 40 years old. After exposure to the virus, there is an incubation period of several weeks. EBV then causes an acute primary infection, followed by resolution and dormancy. Latent EBV remains in the person's body for the rest of his life, reactivating intermittently, but causing few problems unless the person's immune system is significantly compromised.
Most people are infected by EBV in childhood and experience few or no symptoms, even in the acute phase of the infection. However, when the initial infection is delayed until adolescence, EBV causes infectious mononucleosis (Mono) in about 35 - 50% of those infected. Mono is a condition that is associated with fatigue, fever, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, an enlarged spleen, and, sometimes, an enlarged liver. Those who have it are usually symptomatic for a month or two before the initial infection resolves.
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