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pnwmom

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9. Right. He had both an enlarged spleen and an enlarged liver.

Reply to Laffy Kat (Reply #6)

Sun May 17, 2020, 01:01 AM

May 2020

It sounds to me from another article about that study that a covid infection might reactivate a preexisting EPV infection. So I'm wondering if he had a mild mono years ago, got covid, and the mono came back. He did have a positive test for mono but of course they didn't test him for Covid.

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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