Written By: Satata Karmakar | Updated : July 29, 2021 10:07 AM IST
Epstein Barr Virus Found In Canada, Can Turn Your Tongue Yellow: Know Everything
In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old boy from Canada has been diagnosed with a rare disorder where his tongue is turning yellow in colour. According to the reports published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the boy was diagnosed with cold agglutinin' disease which is a rare autoimmune disorder that generally attacks the immune system of the host's red blood cells. The doctors have reportedly stated that the boy was suffering from a sore throat and dark urine. He was also found to have been suffering from acute jaundice symptoms with an icteric tongue, and the haemoglobin level was 6.1 g per deciliter. Epstein Barr virus is a virus that has been linked with several autoimmune disorders. According to the studies, one of the most unusual symptoms of this condition is the yellow tongue.
Epstein-Barr Virus or EBV is one of the most common human viruses in the world. The virus mainly spreads through saliva. This condition is one of the members of the herpes family. This disease is a rare type of disorder in which the body's immune system attacks its own blood cells and destroys them gradually. Here are some of the warning symptoms of this rare health condition:
Although, this condition is curable and takes just 2 to 4 weeks for the patient suffering from this disease to get better, here are some of the tips that one who is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr Virus can consider following.
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