Mononucleosis commonly occurs in patients in between 10 to 30 years of age. The main cause of the disease is the Epstein-Barr virus. Mononucleosis symptoms is mark by prolong fatigue and pain at the joint and sometimes may last for several weeks. Other symptoms of mono are sore throat, fever, fatigue, malaise, pharyngeal inflammation, vomiting, petechiae and loss of appetite.
Mononucleosis can be spread through saliva and close contact. Because of that mononucleosis also known as kissing disease. When you get infectious mononucleosis you will carry the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) for the rest of the lives even the symptoms of mono no longer appear. Commonly,people who get mononucleosis symptoms at the first time of mono infection will not get sick or symptoms again (mononucleosis relapse).
Mononucleosis Symptoms may develop slowly ie sore throat which later on will get worse and swollen of the tonsils will occur. Others symptoms of mononucleosis may be expected if you get fatigue and headache which sometime may get worsen. Later on you will started to notice other symptoms of mono which is the development of a pink and measles like rash .
Uncommon mononucleosis symptoms include yellowish color of your skin, fast heart rate, neck stiffness, nosebleed. Other than that you will noticed that you become more sensitive to light and most of the time in this mononucleosis symptoms period you will experienced unexplained fatigue.
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Effects of Mononucleosis :
Mononucleosis will lead to death if your body immune systems is weak. Furthermore,mononucleosis may cause complication include : Hemalytic anaemia, testicles inflammation, secondary backerial infection on your throat and temporary paralysis of your face.
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