Typarten till Lymphocryptovirus, underfamiljen Gammaherpesvirinae, som infekterar B-celler hos människan. Viruset tros vara orsaken bakom infektiös mononukleos och förknippas starkt med hårig leukoplaki, Burkitts lymfom och andra tumörsjukdomar.
The type species of LYMPHOCRYPTOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting B-cells in humans. It is thought to be the causative agent of INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS and is strongly associated with oral hairy leukoplakia (LEUKOPLAKIA, HAIRY;), BURKITT LYMPHOMA; and other malignancies.
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Burkitt Herpesvirus — Herpesvirus, Burkitt — Burkitt Lymphoma Virus — Lymphoma Virus, Burkitt — Burkitt's Lymphoma Virus — Burkitts Lymphoma Virus — E-B Virus — E B Virus — E-B Viruses — EBV — Epstein-Barr Virus — Epstein Barr Virus — Herpesvirus 4 (gamma), Human — HHV-4 — Human Herpesvirus 4 — Infectious Mononucleosis Virus — Infectious Mononucleosis Viruses — Mononucleosis Viruses, Infectious — Mononucleosis Virus, Infectious