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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2024

A 7-year-old boy developed pain and edema in the throat and a low-grade fever observed for two weeks. Examination revealed hepatosplenomegaly and enlarged lymph nodes. A virus of the Herpesviridae family that causes proliferation of B-lymphocytes was isolated from the patient’s oropharynx. What virus has most likely caused the disease in this case?

Answer options

  1. Epstein-Barr virus
  2. Measles virus
  3. Herpes simplex virus type 2
  4. Coxsackievirus A
  5. HIV
Correct answer

Epstein-Barr virus

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