<prompt> Auto immunity in EBV infection is the result ofMolecular mimicryPolyclonalB cell activationExpressing sequestered antigenAntigenic cross reactivity  <response>: Ref Robbins 8e p212; 9e p216 Infection with Epstein-Barr virus EBV, the cause of infectious mononucleosis, has been associated with subsequent development of systemic lupus erythematosus and other chronic autoimmune illnesses It is due to PolyclonalB B cell proliferation and activation 