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It is called mononucleosis because the virus causes unusual proliferation of monocytes in the blood.
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What is infectious mononucleosis caused by?
infectious mononucleosis also called mono is caused by EBV or Epstein-Barr Virus.
Can you get a vaccine for mononucleosis?
yes but i cant remember what it was called
Which disease is often called the kissing disease?
Mononucleosis is often called "the kissing disease".
Where did mononucleosis start?
It came from a different virus. called epstein barr.
Is mononucleosis a bacteria?
No. Mononucleosis (Mono) is a virus.
What is the medical term meaning kissing disease?
Mononucleosis, also called glandular fever.
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).
How was mononucleosis discovered?
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.
What are the demograhics of mononucleosis?
Mononucleosis can affect anyone, regardless of their race, age or gender. It is, however, most common in teenagers and young adults because of their sometimes indiscriminate sharing of germs.
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.
