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Laffy Kat

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2. EBV is worrisome to me.

Sat May 16, 2020, 11:32 PM

May 2020

My youngest (now 23) had it the summer between junior high and high school. I have no idea where he got his, either. He is such a germaphobe and has always been a fastidious hand-washer. Unfortunately, no dating in his life during that time. It always puzzled me. Anyway, EBV can set you up for all kinds of ugly things later in life. My ex (his dad) had EBV before we met and he went on to get Hodgkin's lymphoma (he was completely cured in less than three months). My son had a classmate with EBV a couple of years later who went on to get Burkitt's lymphoma, which is also very curable. Still, I keep an eagle-eye out on his health w/o letting him know, LOL.

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Know anyone who had mononucleosis this winter or spring? [View all] pnwmom May 2020 OP

Fall 2018 my 8yo had a really weird case JCMach1 May 2020 #1

EBV is worrisome to me. Laffy Kat May 2020 #2

It's a serious thing... was a nightmare for a whole month feeling powerless over fever JCMach1 May 2020 #3

Oh, I'm so sorry. Laffy Kat May 2020 #7

exactly, and of course they also don't just jump on an EBV diagnosis JCMach1 May 2020 #10

EBV is extremely common - about 90% of adults have antibodies from it. highplainsdem May 2020 #4

Yes, and most people get it as children. pnwmom May 2020 #5

Sounds possible. Laffy Kat May 2020 #6

Right. He had both an enlarged spleen and an enlarged liver. pnwmom May 2020 #9

I think EBV antibodies are in most people dawg day May 2020 #8

My brother had it bad MFM008 May 2020 #11