Ping Howard [OT]

Howard, I'd like to pick your brain for what you might know about the herpes
/ Epstein-Barr virus and it's relationship to lymphoproliferative disease
(which includes Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma). For
example, if a person, starting at age 2, had a severe case of Chicken Pox,
then, at 11, a severe case of infectious mononucleosis (*with* the
accompanying rash, which is very rare), then, in early 20s, a case of
Shingles, then recurring, severe cold sores, then Shingles again; and that
person is thus severely immunocompromised(1) - what do you think would be
the likelihood of that person developing a malignant lymphoproliferative
disease?

(1)My doctor doesn't ever have the time to talk about it, but I would love
to know if there has been any research into the relationship of this to the
likelihood of developing fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

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