EBV
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Because of the strong association between EBV and MS, some researchers have already started testing treatments that aim to target the virus directly.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026
EBV itself was detected in the CSF of most participants, regardless of whether they had MS.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026
However, EBV infection has been linked to several diseases, including MS: an incurable, chronic autoimmune disease that causes the body's immune system to attack the myelin sheath of neurons in the brain and nervous system.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
As a whole, the group's findings suggested a mechanism of lytic EBV in MS that promoted inflammation and disease.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
EBV -- a usually inactive, or latent, herpesvirus -- affects most of the human population; more than 90% of people carry the virus as a passive, typically symptomless infection.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
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