People with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are 32 times more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS). People with MS typically have higher levels of antibodies against EBV years before symptoms ...

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is our constant companion, infecting an estimated 90%-95% of adults. Many of us are first infected as children, when the germ may trigger cold and flu symptoms. EBV ...

Epstein-Barr virus and Multiple Sclerosis. Epidemiology. Vol. 11, March 2000, p. 220. About Erin Garcia de Jesús. E-mail; X; Erin I. Garcia de Jesus is a staff writer at Science News.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects your central nervous system. That includes your brain and spinal cord. When you have MS, your immune system attacks the ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has a significant role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), with evidence linking EBV infection to increased MS risk and immune dysregulation. Understanding the ...

The findings provide more evidence that the Epstein-Barr virus can cause multiple sclerosis, the study authors say, and could help explain why some patients experience more severe illness than others.

Multiple sclerosis isn’t the only disease in which EBV has been implicated. The virus raises a person’s risk of nasopharyngeal cancer and certain lymphomas. A 2018 study found that a viral ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers investigated humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, post ...

People with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are 32 times more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS). People with MS typically have higher levels of antibodies against EBV years before symptoms ...