Can you get mono twice

Answer 1

• When you have a virus, your body produces antibodies, which doubles as a fighter for infection and a prevention tool. An antibody acts as a tiny bit of memory, so when that same virus forms, the antibody "remembers" your last encounter with that virus, and you are immune. Once you have recovered from mono, antibodies form, preventing you from having mono again.

• Most people who have infectious mononucleosis, or mono, get it only once. Rarely, however, mononucleosis symptoms may recur months or even years later. Once you're infected, you carry the virus - usually in a dormant state - for the rest of your life. Periodically, however, the virus may reactivate.

Answer 2

Sometimes you can on only rare occasions. But once it is in your bloodstream you will always test positive for it. Generally, the symptoms won't come back and you won't have it again. But everyone is different.

Answer 3

It is possible, but not likely. If you have already had mono once, then the virus is in your bloodstream for life (no, you are not contagious for life) if you become very ill, or if your immune system is weakened, then it is possible to contract it again, albeit unlikely.

Answer 4

My son had meningitis twice, first in 1971 when he was 8 moths old, then again in 1976 at the age of 5 years.

Answer 5

If you mean by the same person, yes. Mono is a virus, so once you get it, it never goes away. The best way to prevent flare ups is by eating healthy and watching your stress level.

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

Yes