Mononucleosis

Quick Facts about Mononucleosis

Quick Facts help you understand Mono but are not a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by your doctor

Symptoms- fatigue, fever, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes in neck, enlarged spleen, rash

Transmission- From bodily fluids, especially saliva; known as the kissing disease; exposure to toothbrush or other objects exposed to saliva

Prevention - Avoid exposure to saliva and other bodily fluids of persons with the disease

Treatment - See your doctor; get rest, take fluids, address symptoms


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Can 'Mono' Virus Up Odds for 7 Other Diseases?

Can 'Mono' Virus Up Odds for 7 Other Diseases?

Published 04/16/2018

MONDAY, April 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of young Americans have lived through the fatigue and discomfort of mononucleosis.

Now, new research suggests, but doesn't prove, that the virus that causes the illness may be linked to an increased risk for seven other serious immune-system dis...

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Published 12/12/2017

More Evidence Links the 'Mono' Virus to MS Risk Latest study shows blacks and Hispanics also vulnerable

ByRandy DotingaHealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- There's more evidence that having mononucleosis may up the risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), with researchers repo...

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