Characteristics of self-regulation of the epidemic process of infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (Herpesviridae: Lymphocryptovirus , HHV-4).

The analysis of the manifestations of chronic EBV infection in the context of the theory of self-regulation of parasitic systems promotes the understanding of the factors underlying the unevenness of its epidemic process. The obtained data can be adjusted for other infections having similar transmission mechanisms and virus life cycles (including other herpes infections) to map out strategies to control the epidemic process of chronic infections spread by aerosol transmission of the pathogen.