u/iGrootie

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Chronic Active EBV?

Hello all, I am a severe health anxiety suffered and am looking to get your thoughts on whats going on. I am a 30 year old male, and had Mono when I was 15. 2 Years ago I was having elevated white blood cells for a while and my doctor ordered an EBV test just to see what was going on. All 3 titers on the test came back positive:

ebv Ab vca, IgG u/mL - 276

ebv Ab vca, IgM u/mL - 51.3

ebv nuclear antigen Ab, IgG - 148

I made the mistake of googling what it meant if all 3 titers were high and it led me down the rabbit hole of CAEBV. I had panic attacks and was convinced I had it. I eventually ignored it got over my fears but today my doctor ordered the EBV titers again as I recently had the Flu 3 weeks ago and lost some weight from it. Im assuming he just wants to be thorough but It brough those feelings of panic back. If the IgM comes back positive again do I have CAEBV? I cant seem to find how many cases a year get diagnosed but it seems rare. Thoughts?

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