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Mano in Spanish means "hand".

I believe you mean Mono, which is short for mononucleosis. Mononucleosis was dubbed the "Kissing disease" because it transmits very easily orally. It is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, a type of herpes virus, to which more than 90% of adults have been exposed.

The symptoms are sore throat, extreme fatigue, sore and achy muscles, loss of appetite and weight.

The virus has a long incubation period, 4-7 weeks, and the symptoms last 2 weeks to a month, sometimes longer.

Since mononucleosis is a virus, it cannot and should not be treated with antibiotics. There is a drug by the name of valacyclovir, which has shown to reduce or eliminate the presence of the Epstein-Barr virus.

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