On May 5, 2014, it was announced John Krasinski would direct the film, with Krasinski, Anna Kendrick, Margo Martindale and Richard Jenkins joining the cast.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus spread by human contact with no know environmental reservoir. Antibodies are detected in 90 to 95% of adults worldwide. EBV infection is subclinical in 90% of children.
The EpsteinâBarr virus (EBV), also called human herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4), is one of eight viruses in the herpes family, and is one of the most common viruses in humans.n the United States and other developed countries, many people are not infected with EBV in their childhood years. When infection with EBV occurs during adolescence, it causes infectious mononucleosis 35 to 50 percent of the time.