Mononucleosis
Viral disease (caused by a virus). Also called "kissing disease." Transmitted by saliva during kissing, but also transmitted through sneezes and coughs.
Signs & Symptoms
The virus has an incubation period of approximately four to six weeks, although in young children this period may be shorter.
Signs and symptoms of mononucleosis may include:
Risk Factors
You are at increased risk of getting mono if you:
Complications
Sometimes there are complications.
Communicable / Non-communicable
Communicable
Signs & Symptoms
The virus has an incubation period of approximately four to six weeks, although in young children this period may be shorter.
Signs and symptoms of mononucleosis may include:
- Fatigue
- Sore throat, perhaps a strep throat that doesn't get better with antibiotic use
- Fever
- Swollen lymph nodes in your neck and armpits
- Swollen tonsils
- Headache
- Skin rash
- Soft, swollen spleen
Risk Factors
You are at increased risk of getting mono if you:
- Are age 15 to 24
- In close contact with many people such as:
- college students
- nurses
- people in the military
- Intimate kissing contact with a person who has mono or an active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection.
- Share drinking glasses, eating utensils, dishes, or a toothbrush with an infected person.
Complications
Sometimes there are complications.
- Enlargement or rupturing (tearing open) of the spleen. Signs of a ruptured spleen include:
- sharp pain inupper part of abdomen
- feeling lightheaded
- feeling confused
- blurred vision
- fainting
Communicable / Non-communicable
Communicable