TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI, cilt.27, sa.2, ss.279-281, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is transmitted through intimate contact and the portal of entry is usually the lympho-epithelial cells lining the oral cavity where a persistent infection is established. The virus-host interaction is usually sub-clinical in young children.