Talk:The Role of Epstein-Barr Virus in Burkitt's Lymphoma

I thought you did a great job describing the role of EBV in Burkitt's Lymphoma. The introduction provided good background on EBV and the different stages it is found in. I also thought that looking at specific studies in this area was very helpful in understanding this link and the presence of EBV in Lymphoma tumor cells. Finally, I liked the reference to future research as it was helpful to get an understanding of the direction this field is heading in. It would be helpful to have a figure describing replication cycle of EBV in order to make it easier to understand. Also be sure to hyperlink your references. Great job! -Melissa Mooradian

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your page on EBV, especially as it is the related human herpesvirus to Murine gammaherpesvirus-68, the topic of my MicrobeWiki page. I found it very helpful that you included information about the transmission of the virus and illnesses in humans, rather than just a biological or research perspective. It was very readable and flowed well, and everything was explained sufficiently. My only suggestion stems from a question regarding a term in your final paragraph, where you write, "...EBV infection that has manifested as infectious mononucleosis or other illnesses can permanently damage the immune system by causing a deficit in T cell responsiveness to interleukin." What is interleukin, or why is it important that T cells cells are responsive to it? The timing of our class lecture on the immune system was very helpful supplementary knowledge for the "Current Research" section. Nice work Mary! -Liz Eder