Social class and infectious mononucleosis.
The socio-economic status of 80 patients with infectious mononucleosis was compared with the socio-economic distribution of the general population in the same area of south-west London. An excess incidence of infectious mononucleosis was observed among subjects from upper socio-economic groups. A possible relationship between this observation and the epidemiology of the Epstein-Barr virus is discussed.
D006306:Health Surveys; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors