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Is mono a virus or is it a gland that everybody has?
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Dr. Wesley Marquartanswered
General Surgery 20 years experience
EBV: Mono is short for infectious mononucleosis. It is caused by the epstein-barr virus or ebv.
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
A virus infection: Mono is due to an infection by ebv virus, and is seen more often in teens and young adults. Ebv virus is contagious in the saliva. Younger kids who catch ebv usually do not get the mono syndrome of prolonged fatigue, aches, swollen lymph glands, huge tonsils, fevers, sore throat, swollen spleen, puffy face, etc... Patients get better after a couple weeks or longer.
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Viral syndrome: Mono is short for mononucleosis, named for a type of white blood cell that show up in greater percentages during the illness. Most 85% is caused by the EB virus, while the rest include a handful of other viruses including CMV. Another common name is glandular fever, because of the prominent swelling of lymph glands and spleen.
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