German researchers have achieved great success in their experiments on an effective vaccine against the Epstein-Barr virus, which may be responsible for causing serious diseases such as glands, or even fatal cancer. The researchers used mice in a new way in their experiments.
Epstein Barr Virus (EBV - Epstein Barr Virus) is a virus that belongs to the Herpes family. More than 90 percent of the world's population is infected by the virus without the appearance of a particular disease. The immune system keeps it immune and inhibits it .
However, the virus can cause serious diseases such as glandular fever, lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, or autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. An effective vaccine has yet to be found, because it is difficult to understand the cause of the disease in this virus.
Researchers from the German Center for Cancer Research (DKFZ) have made a decisive step forward in finding an effective vaccine against EBV, according to the Heidelberg Cancer Research Center, which has successfully tested mice to develop the vaccine. The main problem so far is that the virus is going through two different stages in its life cycle. Previous vaccine trials have targeted only one stage, but researchers at DKFZ have focused on the two stages of life in their recent research and experience.
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