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My tonsils were removed. can i still get mono?

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YES: The germs of mono do not care whether you have tonsils or not. If exposed and susceptible,they will enter your body through your mouth/throat and find tissue to invade. You may not have throat swelling as prominent as you would with tonsils, but being without them does not make you immune.

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Answered 6/19/2018

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