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James M. Steckelberg, M.D.
James Steckelberg, M.D.
Dr. James Steckelberg is chairman of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic, a consultant and a professor of medicine at Mayo Medical School.
A native of Fremont, Neb., Dr. Steckelberg was a Rhodes Scholar and graduated from the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine as a resident in internal medicine and a fellow in infectious diseases, and is board certified in both. He is the former director of the Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory at Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Steckelberg belongs to numerous professional organizations. He is a founding member of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society of America and a fellow with the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He has served on many Mayo Clinic committees and is a member of the Department of Medicine Leadership Committee and the executive committee of the Division of Infectious Diseases. He also served on the editorial boards of "Mayo Clinic Proceedings" and "Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy" and has been an editorial reviewer for more than a dozen publications.
Dr. Steckelberg's research interests include experimental models of infection, epidemiology of infection, and antimicrobial resistance and therapy of bacterial infections.
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Mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr: Are they related?
Are mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr related?
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from James M. Steckelberg, M.D.
Yes. The Epstein-Barr virus can cause infectious mononucleosis.
A member of the herpes virus family, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the most common human viruses. Most people have been exposed to EBV by age 35 and develop antibodies to it.
In children, EBV typically causes no signs or symptoms. When EBV occurs during adolescence or young adulthood, however, it can cause infectious mononucleosis, also called mono. Signs and symptoms of mononucleosis include fever, sore throat and swollen lymph nodes.
It was once thought that EBV may cause chronic fatigue syndrome, which is similar to chronic mononucleosis. But doctors no longer believe this is true.
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