Active Epstein-Barr Infections Found in Large ME/CFS Study
Almost all of us carry the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) Some of us were introduced to it (and ME/CFS) during adolescence or later when we came down with infectious mononucleosis. Others have carried it in our bodies since childhood. EBV is one of the few viruses our...
Active Epstein-Barr Infections Found in Large ME/CFS Study
“EBV is an important factor for the development of the disease” in at least a subset of patients. The authors A new study is revitalizing a long-simmering question about the role Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and other herpesviruses play in ME/CFS. The...
A Never-Ending Immune Battle in ME/CFS? The Regulatory T-cell/Herpesvirus Hypothesis
All it took for Nuno Sepulveda, PhD to get hooked was to read a paper on autoimmunity and ME/CFS. Once this theoretical immunologist did that he was amazed that no one had really checked out the role that the regulatory T-cells – big players in autoimmunity...
The Epstein-Barr Virus – Could it be Causing Neuroinflammation in ME/CFS?
Forty years ago, the Epstein-Barr virus was the hot topic in ME/CFS. Nobody was talking about neuroinflammation back then. Now, though, the idea that neuroninflammation may be causing everything from increased pain sensitivity to fatigue to possibly even the movement...
Epstein-Barr Virus May Be Turning On Pathogenic Genes in ME/CFS
If there was ever a “prodigal virus” in ME/CFS, it would be the Epstein-barr virus (EBV). Since the first EBV ME/CFS study in 1984, dozens of studies have examined the role the virus may play in this diseases, and tens of thousands have studied its...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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