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Diseases » Epstein-Barr virus » Glossary

Glossary for Epstein-Barr virus

Abdominal Pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
Burkitt's lymphoma: Lymphoma associated with Epstein Barr virus.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Severe chronic fatigue disorder often following infection.
Cytomegalovirus: A easily transmissible viral infection that is common but generally causes no symptoms except in infants and people with weakened immune systems.
Diseases contagious from saliva: Diseases that can be contracted from saliva
Epstein-Barr virus: Common virus causing mononucleosis
HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the progressive immune failure that HIV causes.
Hairy leukoplakia:
Hepatocellular jaundice: A condition which is characterized by jaundice due to injury or damage to the hepatocellular cells of the liver
Herpes: Virus with one subtype causing cold sores and another causing genital herpes.
Herpesvirus: A group of DNA viruses that occur in humans
Hodgkin's Disease: A form of cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
Lyme disease: Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia.
Lymphocytosis: An abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
Maculopapular rash: A rash that occurs on the skin that appears reddish with macula and papules
Myocarditis: Inflammation of the myocardium (muscle walls of the heart)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A malignant cancer that occurs in the nasopharynx area which is the upper part of the throat. Often there are no symptoms until the cancer has metastasized to other parts of the body such as the neck.
No symptoms: The absence of noticable symptoms.
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A type of lymphoma, a cancer affecting lymph nodes and the immune system.
Pericarditis: Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
Proteinuria: Protein in the urine
Pure red cell aplasia: A rare blood cell disorder where there is a sudden decrease in the number of red blood cells (erythrocytes) produced by the bone marrow.
Thrombocytopenia: Decreased platelets in the blood
Viral diseases: Any disease that is caused by a virus