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Contact with the saliva of an infected person transmits the disease, that is why it is called the kissing disease. It is really an infection- viral. There is no treatment that is effective and it takes 6 month to recover. You get fatigued, swollen lymph nodes, and cold like symptoms.
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Which disease is often called the kissing disease?
Mononucleosis is often called "the kissing disease".
What is the Genus and species for Infectious mononucleosis?
Eptein-Barr virus
Your teacher says that mono is a suffix is that true?
Yes, of "mononucleosis" or (kissing disease)
What disease would a person have if they don't want to kiss?
Mononucleosis or mono otherwise known as the kissing disease
What is the medical term meaning kissing disease?
Mononucleosis, also called glandular fever.
What's Mononucleosis?
Mono, is sometimes called "the kissing disease. It is the spread of germs found in saliva that causes it.
How long does glandular fever last for?
Also known as the kissing disease or mononucleosis, it lasts for 4 to 6 weeks.
Diseases that you can get from kissing?
Mononucleosis and herpes are diseases that can be transmitted by kissing. Streptococcus infections, cytomegalovirus, hand, foot and mouth disease, and the three types of hepatitis can also be transmitted this way.
What illness does marianne have in Marianne dreams?
Mononucleosis. Also known as the kissing disease.(which revolves around the story line of when she has her first kiss with Michael )
Diseases transmitted through wet kissing?
Infectious mononucleosis, often called "mono," refers to a group of symptoms usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). It typically occurs in teenagers, but you can get it at any age. The virus is spread through saliva, which is why some people call it the "kissing disease."
Is mono an airborn disease?
Mononucleosis is typically transmitted from asymptomatic individuals through saliva (hence "the kissing disease"), or by sharing a drink, or sharing eating utensils. It may also be transmitted through blood. It is NOT an aiborne disease
What infectious disease caused by the epstein barr virus is sometimes called the kissing disease?
Infectious mononucleosis (also known as EBV infectious mononucleosis or Pfeiffer's disease and colloquially as kissing disease - from its oral distribution - or as mono in North America and as glandular fever in other English-speaking countries) is an infectious, very widespread viral disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, which well over 90% of all adults are exposed to at some point in their life.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_mononucleosis
