A 40-year-old member asked:
i think i may have mono but i'm not positve, how to know?
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Simple test: Blood tests can help determine if you have this disorder.A blood count can provide suggestive evidence and an antibody test can be confirm or exclude the most common cause of the condition.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
After getting mono, will I always be able to give it to someone else?
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Dr. Robert Kwok answered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
Yes, sort of: After getting mono, due to ebv virus, a person will have ebv virus in his saliva sometimes. If he does heavy kissing with people who did not get ebv as a child, then those people can catch ebv from him and get mono. However, if he raises his kids in a way where they share foods, drinks, spoons, straws, normal kisses, etc..., his young kids can get ebv from him and have only mild symptoms, not mono.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
How long will it take my spleen to recover from having mono?
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Dr. Scott Mackinnon answered
Anesthesiology 33 years experience
It will vary: This depends on how long it takes for the mono to resolve. The spleen is composed of lymphoid tissue, which commonly swells during mono. The doctor will assess the progress of mono often times by examining the spleen. As the mono resolves, so will the size of the spleen. This takes between two weeks and two months or more.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
If I get mono, how long will my spleen stay swollen?
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Dr. Scott Mackinnon answered
Anesthesiology 33 years experience
Duration of illness: The fact that one's spleen swells during the course of mononucleosis means that the spleen is functioning properly. It is a filter for bacteria and abnormal blood cells, and as such will swell in a state that gives rise to these conditions. The spleen size is often monitored by your doctor while you are ill and the recession of spleen size is an indication of improving health.
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Is it possible to get mono more than once?
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Dr. Robert Kwok answered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
Yes: Mono is caused by the ebv virus. Once a person catches ebv, it seems to stay in one's body, and can re-activate to cause mono-like symptoms more than once. Staying healthy & happy, eating a balanced diet, and getting reasonable exercise, etc... May help keep one's immune system in top shape, to keep the ebv virus suppressed. Occasionally, other germs can cause a "mono-like" illness.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Can I play soccer if I have mono?
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Dr. Patrick Melder answered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 27 years experience
Be careful: Besides fatigue, mononucleosis can cause an enlarged spleen and liver... Contact sports should be avoided to avoid rupture of the spleen/liver... Best to be checked before resuming sports.
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