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Epstein-Barr virus: Quick Facts

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Also Known As EB virus • EBV

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Epstein-Barr virus
Diagram showing a microscope with a magnified view of a large, rod-shaped bacterium next to a much smaller, round virus particle.
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Tomas Lindahl, 2015
Tomas Lindahl
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Denis Parsons Burkitt
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