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testing is most often done when symptoms of infectious
mononucleosis occur. Testing includes a blood analysis, which
encompasses an antibody test and a mononucleosis spot test. An
individual whose antibody test returns a positive result is
diagnosed based on this result. If a blood analysis during
Epstein-Barr testing produces a negative result, but physical
symptoms are still present, further antibody testing is ordered
to tell if a person is carrying the virus and any other
secondary infections associated with its presence in the body.
Without Epstein-Barr testing, most people are unaware that they
have become infected by a virus. This is because the Epstein-
Barr virus (EBV) is a herpes viral infection, which lies dormant
in a person’s body and only activates after a secondary
infection occurs, such as mononucleosis. The symptoms of
infectious mononucleosis include extreme fatigue, sore throat,
fever and swollen lymph nodes. In some people, ho