Some Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infected persons develop mild to severe hematological, neurological, hepatic, respiratory, and psychological complications

these complications such as headache, photophobia, diplopia, episodes of epistaxis as well as elevated liver function tests and hyponatremia in addition to paresthesia, myalgias, tinnitus, ear fullness, impaired-hearing, about 70% reduction in smell and taste, dysosmia, dysgeusia, phantosmia, and phantoguesia as well.

my question is, why all symptoms caused by EBV have been correlated or linked to COVID-19 ?

Sources:

  • Alagha, A. K., & Hirsch, A. R. (2015, September). Epstein Barr Virus Induced Dysosmia, Hyposmia, Dysgeusia and Hypogeusia in the Absence of an Upper Respiratory Infection. In CHEMICAL SENSES (Vol. 40, No. 7, pp. 623-623). GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
  • Tilden, W., & Valliani, S. (2015). Severe thrombocytopenia and recurrent epistaxis associated with primary Epstein-Barr virus infection. Case Reports, 2015, bcr2014208018.
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