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After numerous doctors visits, Jane said Megan was diagnosed with glandular fever, scarlet fever and urine infections.—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025 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 It’s a herpesvirus, one of the group that causes herpes, chickenpox, and glandular fever in humans.—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012
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