EBV

pretty much all of us get EBV as kids or teenagers - like most of the herpes virus family - once infected people tend to have some low level of viral presence for life - but kept in check by the immune system

as a result testing becomes a bit tricky as most people have some antibodies
still there are different types of antibodies they test for and the conventional wisdom is that by the type and quantity of them a doctor can tell if its likely to be an active infection.

also in lyme patients there can be issues with viruses being reactivated - due to the supressed immune system from the lyme infection letting other things get a look in that it would otherwise sort-out.

i think the main symptoms are fatigue and malaise - plus CNS inflammation symptoms in some

buhner has a section on it in his herbal antivirals book - so that's one treatment option

pharma antivirals can also be used - i think some of them (not all) are known to be active for EBV

monolaurin is another possible option - perhaps combined with the above

I never had a doctor or naturopath test for EBV until a little over three years ago. The results and interpretations by doctors can be confusing.

As Garize mentioned, a compromised immune system with Lyme leaves one open to EBV or reactivated, since it is said 90% of the population has EBV in their body but it has been kept in check until something allows it back out.

The tests are an anti-body panel, and that is where understanding results can get confusing. And now a lot of doctors depend on a EBV DNA blood test as the best way to see if EBV is active. My antibody panel has shown, for three years, EBV has been active, yet all the EBV DNA tests have been negative.

Symptoms can be numerous - deep fatigue, sore throat, fever, headaches, swollen lymph nodes, swollen spleen. Also, every bit of information I have seen mentions a high white blood count comes with EBV or reactivated EBV, though a couple on this site have said it can also include a low white blood count. A high leukocyte percentage can also be an indicator, though high white blood cells and leukocyte percentage can also be caused by many other things.

It's never hurts to have it tested. If your EBV IgM is normal, there is a good chance EBV is not active. Mine has been high, along with the other antibodies, as long as I've been testing, which is odd.