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The discovery of infectious mononucleosis was a process.
In 1885, Russian pediatrician Nil Filatov reported an infectious process that exhibited symptoms that correspond to infectious mononucleosis that he called "idiopathic debitis." In 1889, German balneologist and pediatrician, Emil Pfeiffer, independently reported similar cases that tended to cluster in families that he called Drusenfieber or "glandular fever."
The term "infectious mononucleosis" was used in 1920 by Thomas Peck Sprunt and Frank Alexander Evans. The causative link was uncovered in 1967 by Werner and Gertrude Henle.
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What is the origin for mononucleosis?
The discovery of mononucleosis cannot be claimed by any one person, but the term itself was first used by Thomas Peck Sprunt and Frank Alexander Evans in 1920. For information about how it was discovered, see the Related Question.
When was mononcleusis discovered?
It was discovered in the 1800's but a group of German doctors. Mononucleosis was first named 'glandular fever ' by a group of German doctors in the 1880s. They named it 'glandular fever ' because you get swollen glands and lymph nodes (part of your immune system) when you suffer from it. In 1889 Dr. E. Pfeiffer was said to have written the first most comprehensive discussion and description of the virus. But it was not until 1920 that glandular fever was given the name 'infectious mononucleosis ' by Thomas P. Sprunt and Frank A. Evans. So when you ask 'who discovered mononucleosis ? ', it's worth noting that although the virus was apparently first described in the 1880s, the term 'infectious mononucleosis ' wasn't coined until 1920.
Is mononucleosis a bacteria?
No. Mononucleosis (Mono) is a virus.
What is the life cycle for the infectious mononucleosis virus?
mononucleosis is not infectious
How do you spell mononucleosis?
That is the correct spelling of "mononucleosis" (a viral disease).
You kissed your girlfriend with mononucleosis and now you have a cold does that mean you have mononucleosis?
yes. get to a doctor!
What type of doctor treats mononucleosis?
An infectious disease specialist can evaluate mononucleosis.
Where did mononucleosis originate?
Mononucleosis ("kissing disease," EBV infectious mononucleosis, Pfeiffer's disease, Filatov's disease) comes from the Epstein-Barr Virus, which is a type of Herpes virus. Up to 90% of adults are exposed in their lifetimes. It was discovered in 1964 by Anthony Epstein and Yvonne Barr after being sent a tumor sample from a Kampala, Uganda hospital. The sample was gathered by Denis Burkett.
Is mononucleosis bacterial?
It is viral. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/infectious-mononucleosis-topic-overview
Why is it called mononucleosis?
It is called mononucleosis because the virus causes unusual proliferation of monocytes in the blood.
What is Brock Lesnar's disease?
Brock has not released that information to the public and knowing Brock most likely won't release it!
What medical terms contain the root word mono?
Mono is short for mononucleosis.
