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What is Mononucleosis?

Infectious mononucleosis also known as mono or glandular fever is often called the kissing disease. "Kissing Disease", because it can spread this way. Infectious mononucleosis is either caused by the epstein-barr virus or by the cytomegalo virus, both of these virus types belong to the herpes simplex virus family which causes herpes.

Kissing can spread the virus that causes mononucliosis, but more commonly sneezing, coughing and sharing a glass or other utensils can transmits mononucleosis causing viruses. However, mononucleosus is not highly contagious.

In the United States the occurrence of mononucliosis is estimated at 45 per 100,000 patients. And internationally, the occurrence of mononucleosis is not presently known.

Mononucliosis Symptoms and Signs:

Early signs or symptoms of mononucleosus can be unclear such as occasional chills, headache, fatigue, sore throat and fever.  But as the disease progresses, the symptoms become more clear which include fever, tender, enlarged lymph nodes in the armpits, neck and the groin, feeling of exhaustion etc.  Symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, lessened appetite and abdominal pain may arise in some infected individuals. There could be yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes. An individual may have any or all of these mononucleosus symptoms.

The most often observed signs of "mononucleosis" are swollen lymph glands in the neck, reddened throat and tonsils. A whitish coating is observed on the tonsils in at least 1/3 of the cases. The body's biggest lymph node,  an organ which is located in the left upper abdomen below the ribcage, know as spleen, becomes swollen or enlarged in about fifty percent of the patients with mononucleosis.

Although a ruptured spleen is rare in people with mononucleousis, it is very necessary to remain alert for any signs and call your health care provider at the earliest if one notices any such development. Symptoms of a ruptured spleen comprise of pain in the upper left part of your abdomen region, under the left chest, experiencing of a feeling that your heart is beating faster and harder, start to bleed more easily than normally and have trouble breathing.

Diagnosis of Mononucleosis:

A diagnosis of mononucleosis is usually done on reported symptoms along with a complete medical history and physical examination of the affected individuals adolescence. However diagnosis of mononucleosis can also be confirmed with some specific blood tests and laboratory tests like white blood cell count and antibody test.

Mononucleosis is generally a self-limiting disease (goes away on its own). However, in some individuals mononucleousis may cause complications.

Treatment of Mononucleosis:

• Take up a high potency multi-vitamin pill.
• Have Vitamin E, of about 400-800 IU per day. It is also required for better immune system functioning.
• Take Vitamin C with bioflavonoids, about 5000mg daily, in divided doses in order to strengthen the immune system and fight mononucleosus.
• Use Vitamin A, 50000 IU per day for approximately two weeks, and then slowly start to reduce upto 10000 IU.
• Have medicines for fever, such as aspirin, ibuprofen or acetaminophens to relieve aches/pains and fever. Don't ever give aspirin to children under eighteen because of its association with Reyes syndrome.