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mononucleosis is not infectious
infectious mononucleosis also called mono is caused by EBV or Epstein-Barr Virus.
infectious mononucleosis
No, it is caused by a virus, the Epstein-Barr virus.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
ebstein barr virus
The scientific name for mono is infectious mononucleosis. It is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Nothing causes epstein-barr virus. But this virus causes the disease called as infectious mononucleosis. It may be a cause of acute pharyngitis. You get skin rashes in almost all the patients of infectious mononucleosis as you give ampicillin to treat the acute pharyngitis. So not to give ampicillin in acute pharyngitis.
A mononucleosis spot (or Monospot) test is a blood test used to determine whether or not you are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus, which is the organism that causes infectious mononucleosis.
The l virus that usually causes mononucleosis is the "Epstein-Barr virus". However it can also be caused by "Cytomegalovirus".
The name of the disease is infectious mononucleosis. This is caused by infection by the Epstein Bar virus.
Eptein-Barr virus