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Mono tests include:
• Monospot test. This quick screening test detects a type of antibody (heterophil antibody) that forms during certain infections. A sample of blood is placed on a microscope slide and mixed with other substances. If heterophil antibodies are present, the blood clumps (agglutinates). This result usually indicates a mono infection. Monospot testing can usually detect antibodies 2 to 9 weeks after a person is infected. It typically is not used to diagnose mono that started more than 6 months earlier.
• EBV antibody test. For this test, a sample of blood is mixed with a substance that attaches to antibodies against EBV. A series of tests can detect different types of antibodies to help determine whether you were infected recently or sometime in the past.
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∙ 13y agoIf mononucleosis is suspected, a physician will typically conduct a physical examination, including a "Monospot" antibody blood test that can indicate the presence of proteins or antibodies produced in response to infection.
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∙ 13y agoMononucleosis usually is diagnosed by a blood test--called a mono spot test--that measures anti-bodies to EBV.
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Is mononucleosis a bacteria?
No. Mononucleosis (Mono) is a virus.
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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 is diphtheria diagnosed?
to rule out other diseases that may cause fever and sore throat, such as infectious mononucleosis, a sinus infection, or strep throat. The most important single symptom that suggests diphtheria is the membrane.
What type of doctor treats mononucleosis?
An infectious disease specialist can evaluate mononucleosis.
You kissed your girlfriend with mononucleosis and now you have a cold does that mean you have mononucleosis?
yes. get to a doctor!
Is mononucleosis bacterial?
It is viral. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/infectious-mononucleosis-topic-overview
Why is it called mononucleosis?
It is called mononucleosis because the virus causes unusual proliferation of monocytes in the blood.
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.
Which virus is characterized by fever sore throat and enlarged lymph nodes?
infectious mononucleosis
What medical terms contain the root word mono?
Mono is short for mononucleosis.
