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It’s a herpesvirus, one of the group that causes herpes, chickenpox, and glandular fever in humans.—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012 The researchers were able to detect traces of DNA that revealed pathogens, including potential Epstein-Barr virus, one of the most common human viruses that can serve as the gateway to mononucleosis, also known as glandular fever.—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Dec. 2019
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