A student from Michigan, USA, was diagnosed with three incurable autoimmune diseases after being contaminated with the common Epstein-Barr virus, also known as “kiss virus”. 19-year-old Devin Carru was diagnosed with mononucleosis last year, a viral disease caused by Epstein-Barr. While most patients recover from mononucleosis within two to four weeks, Car continued to face “extreme” fatigue, joint pain and rashes for six months after its infection. “I felt exactly the same,” he said. Since being infected with mononucleosis, Car has developed three autoimmune diseases: celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis. According to the Daily Mail, doctors are not sure exactly what caused her diseases. However, after her diagnoses, she discovered research suggesting that Epstein-Barr, who usually remains in latent state but may be reactivated, may trigger genes that cause certain autoimmune diseases. She urges young people who recover slowly from mononucleosis […]
Source: News Beast
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