What Is Mononucleosis

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"žÂ« What is Mononucleosis? Mononucleosis is a contagious disease that is more often than not diagnosed in people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. The first known signs of this disease were observed in the late 1920s, when having sex before marriage became a tad bit more common. One of the first cases to come into close medical attention was in the 1950s when a number of West Point Army cadets took a train ride from New York City contracted the disease. There were a group of women on the same train car and whomever got sick admitted to kissing one of these women. 11 Infectious mononucleosis, the full medical name, is not just like any other disease, but also it¡¦s a really annoying disease. Annoying because you can¡¦t do ANYTHING, and I¡¦ll say that again, ANYTHING while you have it. This disease makes you so exhausted that it would be a tiresome nuisance to even watch television, for some of us lazy couch potatoes.

Another reason why, is that it could cause havoc on our daily schedules by how long it takes to get rid of or to get over this disease. In most people it would take 2-3 months before any signs of recuperation would even show up.

"žÂ« What is the relationship between Mono and the Epstein-Barr Virus? Glandular Fever? Glandular fever is just another less technical way of saying mononucleosis. The Epstein-Barr virus on the other hand is believed to be a form of the herpes virus and the causative agent of mono. Like most herpes related viruses, it can be caught through oral or sexual contact with an infected person.

The Epstein-Barr virus doesn¡¦t always have the same results in all people. In other words it could cause mononucleosis in some people and differing...