Epstein-Barr Virus
By: Samantha Burnette
What is it?
Epstein-Barr virus is a virus that is the most common in the world for humans. It usually contains in teenagers and adults. You can get better in about 2-4 weeks. The first time you get the disease, you can spread the virus for weeks before you even get the symptoms.
Some of The Symptoms
Some of the symptoms are:
Fever, sore throat, head and body aches, swollen nodes in the neck or armpits, swollen liver and spleen, and rashes.
How the virus Spreads
How the virus spreads includes:
Kissing, sharing drinks and food, using same cups or toothbrushes, and having contact with toys children had drooled on.
Fun Fact
1. About 90% of adults have antibodies that shows that they have/had this virus infection.
This is one of the symptoms hat you could have when having this disease.
This is a graph of how many people ave this disease.
This is one of the symptoms.
Treatments for this Disease
●There is no vaccine to protect it
●Not sharing items, like drinks and toothbrushes
●Helps relieve symptoms by: drinking plenty of fluids, getting plenty of rest, and taking medications for pain and fever.