what is the acute infection caused by the epstein-barr virus
Epstein–Barr virus infection Epsteinâ€“Barr can cause infectious mononucleosis, also known as 'glandular fever', 'mono' and 'Pfeiffer's disease'. Infectious mononucleosis is caused when a person is first exposed to the virus during or after adolescence. It is predominantly found in the developing world, and most children in the developing world are found to have already been infected by around 18 months of age. Infection of children can occur when adults mouth feed or pre-chew food before giving it to the child.[1] EBV antibody tests turn up almost universally positive. In the United States roughly half of five-year-olds have been infected.[2]