Epstein-Barr virus

== English == === Alternative forms === (initialism) EBV === Etymology === Named after its discoverers, Anthony Epstein and Yvonne Barr in 1964. === Noun === Epstein-Barr virus (plural Epstein-Barr viruses) (virology) Human gammaherpesvirus 4, a human herpesvirus of the herpes family and the cause of infectious mononucleosis. ==== Hypernyms ==== === Further reading === Epstein-Barr virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia