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How many people have been affected by infectious mononucleosis?
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Do you have to stay home if you have mono?
This is directly from the CDC: Most individuals exposed to people with infectious mononucleosis have previously been infected with EBV and are not at risk for infectious mononucleosis. In addition, transmission of EBV requires intimate contact with the saliva (found in the mouth) of an infected person. Transmission of this virus through the air or blood does not normally occur. The incubation period, or the time from infection to appearance of symptoms, ranges from 4 to 6 weeks. Persons with infectious mononucleosis may be able to spread the infection to others for a period of weeks. However, no special precautions or isolation procedures are recommended, since the virus is also found frequently in the saliva of healthy people. In fact, many healthy people can carry and spread the virus intermittently for life. These people are usually the primary reservoir for person-to-person transmission. For this reason, transmission of the virus is almost impossible to prevent.
I have heard that people who have contracted mono though immune to it still carry the virus Does that mean people who have had it cannot donate blood?
Potential donors with a history of infectious mononucleosis are eligible for volunteer blood donation as long as they have not been diagnosed with mono-associated hepatitis and are currently asymptomatic. Patients who were diagnosed with hepatitis during the infection are permanently deferred.
What is the acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus?
Epstein-Barr is a virus in the herpes family (number 4) that is best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis (also called mono and glandular fever). It was first described in 1968 by Epstein and Barr. Around nine out of 10 adults carry the virus, making it one of the commonest human viral infections around. The virus "hides" from our immune systems until they weaken and then they attack. Many times this results in cancer of the lymph system. It has been commonly seen in HIV patients and organ transplant patients because their immune systems are not working well.
Is multiple sclerosis caused by spirochetes?
No. It is an autoimmune disease. The body's defenses are attacking the body instead of what is considered to be foreign. A variety of viruses have been linked to MS, including Epstein-Barr, the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis but the link is not been proven. A spirochete is not a virus but a type of bacteria.
How many people have been affected by Malaria?
2,000 peoples have been affected so ha ha ha thickos:-)
Who has been affected in Japan after the tsunami?
the Japanese people
What Famous people have been affected by amphetamines?
Gary Cahill
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How do you use the word infectious in a sentence?
Infectious diseases can rapidly spread in underdeveloped societies. He did not go to work that day because his coughing might have been infectious.
What states have mostly been affected by schizophrenia?
Everywhere in the world is affected by schizophrenia about equally, at a rate of about 1.1 percent of people.
What is the mano disease?
Mano in Spanish means "hand". I believe you mean Mono, which is short for mononucleosis. Mononucleosis was dubbed the "Kissing disease" because it transmits very easily orally. It is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, a type of herpes virus, to which more than 90% of adults have been exposed. The symptoms are sore throat, extreme fatigue, sore and achy muscles, loss of appetite and weight. The virus has a long incubation period, 4-7 weeks, and the symptoms last 2 weeks to a month, sometimes longer. Since mononucleosis is a virus, it cannot and should not be treated with antibiotics. There is a drug by the name of valacyclovir, which has shown to reduce or eliminate the presence of the Epstein-Barr virus.
Are British people are affected Malaria?
You won't catch malaria in Britain because we don't have mosquitos but British people can be affected by it if they have been to a country where it can be caught.
