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After getting mono, will i always be able to give it to someone else?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
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.
Answered 10/10/2011
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Up to 18 months: Ebstein barr virus has been cultured in patient with mono 18 months after initial infection. The igm in this viral illness stays positive for a long time. As long as igm is positive you definitely can transmit it.
Answered 8/14/2013
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