Question: how does ebv cause cancer?
Answer: When Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes cancer, it usually does so by hijacking two cellular mechanisms. First, the virus deregulates MYC so that B cells can rapidly replicate. Then, the virus overrides the B cell's built-in failsafe—programed cell death—by silencing an apoptotic gene, BCL2L11 (Bim).