Cancer virus
the story of Epstein-Barr Virus
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Rickinson, Alan, author - Contributor
- Johannessen, Ingólfur., author - Contributor
Publication
2014 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom, England
Language
English
Word Count
52,000 words, Guess
Page Count
208 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivecancervirusstory0000craw
- ISBN-100199653119
- ISBN-139780199653119
- Library of Congress Control Number2013948406
- OCLC Control Number864787549
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780199653119
- Open LibraryOL31014419M
Classifications
- DDC616.994071
- LCCQR400.2.E68 C73 2014
- LCCQR400.2.E68 C36 2014
Description
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered in 1964. At the time, the very idea of a virus underlying a cancer was revolutionary. Cancer is, after all, not catching. Even now, the idea of a virus causing cancer surprises many people. But Epstein-Barr, named after its discoverers, Sir Anthony Epstein and Dr. Yvonne Barr, is fascinating for other reasons too. Almost everyone carries it, yet it is only under certain circumstances that it produces disease. It has been associated with different, apparently unrelated, diseases in different populations: Burkitt's Lymphoma, producing tumors in the jaw, in African children; a nasal tumor in China; glandular fever in Europe and the USA; and the majority of cases of Hodgkin's Disease everywhere. This book tells the story of the discovery of the virus, and the recognition of its connection with these various diseases-- an account that spans the world and involves some remarkable characters and individual stories.
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