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A member asked:
If my girlfriend had mono a long time ago and i haven't had it yet, does that mean i can get it now?
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Maybe. : Maybe, but not from your girlfriend. If you catch it, it's from someone else.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Maybe, maybe not: In a couple, where one had mono before, and the other did not, there are several possibilities. Maybe the non-mono person caught ebv virus long ago with few symptoms, and now has immunity. Maybe the mono person had a mono-like illness but not from ebv, so she has no ebv to spread to the non-mono person. Since there is no way to stop the spread of ebv in a kissing couple, blood tests aren't needed.
Answered 10/11/2011
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