Although there is some presumed link...I don't know how it can be used because almost the entire adult population has the EBV.

Epstein-Barr Syndrome is very common, although most people don’t even know they’ve contracted it. It is estimated that as many as 95 percent of adults older than 35 have been infected with the Epstein-Barr virus, making this one of the most common illnesses in developed and undeveloped countries around the world.
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