- Lumisal@lemmy.worldEnglish7 minutes
Hey, I almost had that treatment! I was never infected with EBv, then had a transplant, and the kidney carried it and it gave me a rare cancer because I had no immune exposure to it before.
But my body managed to fight it off and platinum chemo got rid of the cancer
- WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todayEnglish9 hours
Now we just need an antibody that gets rid of the Epstein class specifically.
- brianary@lemmy.zipEnglish15 hours
This could be a big deal for MS, which is thought to be related to Epstein-Barr.
- arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish9 hours
Tbh it’s linked to a ton of things (lots of cancers), so it’d be a pretty big deal in general if they’re able to scale it into something widely usable.
- favoredponcho@lemmy.zipEnglish13 hours
Middle school had me convinced that herpes was one of the worst things you could get and that having it would make you an outcast weirdo.
- village604@adultswim.fanEnglish2 hours
It’s herpes simplex 1, the one known for cold sores. Although HSV2, known for genital herpes, has start becoming a cause of cold sores.I was wrong
- 14 hours
Herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) is not EBV (herpesvirus 4 aka HHV-4). Right family, but different virus.
EBV causes mono aka glandular fever: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein–Barr_virus
- village604@adultswim.fanEnglish2 hours
Yup, I’ve done a strike out on my mistake. Thanks for the correction!
- CandleTiger@programming.devEnglish14 hours
No it’s not, at least not according to Wikipedia.
Epstein-Barr virus is a different herpes virus that causes mono, which is not the same as HSV1 with its cold sores
- village604@adultswim.fanEnglish2 hours
Thank you for the correction. My bad for skimming the article about it.
- 13 hours
It’s been called that since the 60s. Epstein is also just a last name.
