Emil Pfeiffer (1 March 1846 – 13 July 1921) was a

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and pediatrician. He studied medicine at the universities of

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, and

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. It was at Berlin where he received his doctorate in 1869. As a pediatrician he dealt with issues of infant nutrition, campaigned for the establishment of children's homes and crèches. He is known for describing

infectious mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis (IM, mono), also known as glandular fever, is an infection usually caused by the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). Most people are infected by the virus as children, when the disease produces few or no symptoms. In young adu ...

(also known as "mono," "glandular fever," and "kissing disease"), an

Epstein–Barr virus The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), also known as human herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4), is one of the nine known Herpesviridae#Human herpesvirus types, human herpesvirus types in the Herpesviridae, herpes family, and is one of the most common viruses in ...

-induced infectious disease of the lymphatic tissue that also bears his name—''Pfeiffer's disease''.

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* German pediatricians People from Wiesbaden 1846 births 1921 deaths Humboldt University of Berlin alumni {{Germany-med-bio-stub