Mononucleosis is a condition where there is an unusual proliferation of lymphocytes in the blood due to an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) [1]. These atypical lymphocytes resembled "monocytes" when they were first discovered; thus the term mononucleosis was coined.
The term may refer to:
- EBV infectious mononucleosis, known colloquially as the "kissing disease," caused by Epstein-Barr virus
- CMV infectious mononucleosis, caused by cytomegalovirus[2]
References
- ^ "Mononucleosis". http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/784513-overview. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection". http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/000568.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
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