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I kissed my girlfriend 5 weeks after having mono (did not know i had it at time) and she's already had it. can she get it again?
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No worries: Infectious mononucleosis (called glandular fever in some countries) is the result of infection with a virus called Epstein Barr virus (EBV). Once recovered from mono, people are immune to new EBV infections. Your partner can't get it again -- of course assuming her previous diagnosis of mono was correct.
Answered 4/15/2015
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