How can i tell if i have mono

How can I tell if I have Mono?

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When I had mono in college, my glands were very swollen and incredibly tender. I was exhausted. The only way to know is to have a blood test. I would get a blood work up so the doctor can see whats up. You shouldn’t be that exhausted, unles…

How is epstein barr virus diagnosed?

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Mononucleosis Tests. During a physical examination, the doctor may find swollen lymph nodes in the front and back of the neck, as well as swollen tonsils with the whitish covering. The doctor might also find a swollen liver or swollen splee…

Do i have mono?

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Your spleen is on your left side, just under your ribcage. It can become inflammed with certain conditions, like Mono and Leukemia. If it becomes swollen enough, the doctor can sometimes feel the spleen, which he usually can’t do when it is…

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How do I tell if my mono is still contagious?

Q: I have mono and i want to be able to kiss my girlfriend as soon as possible. I know i can still be contagious for 6 months after but my case is not serious, so how can i tell when im no longer contagious? is there a test or something?

A: Once you are infected with Epstein Barr virus, the causative agent of mono, you are infected for life. Periodically you will shed virus in your saliva with no symptoms at all. You never know when you are shedding. This is the reason that most of us acquire the infection early in life, from other asymptomatic shedders. Only a relative few manage to make it to adolescence before being infected, and these are the people who get symptomatic mono. But don’t worry about your girlfriend. She is probably who you got it from.

how can you tell the difference between mono and a cold?

Q: is there any way you can tell without having to go to the doctor?because my friend had mono a short while ago and i think i may have gotten it. my muscles in my back, neck, and legs are sore and in pain, im extremely tired, my nose is stuffed up, my throat is swollen up, making it difficult to eat or even breathe. how do i know its not just a bad cold?

A: The main physical difference that doctors will look for, before doing lab work, is swollen lymph nodes in your neck. This is a good indication of mono if other symptoms mimic the flu (sudden onset, fever, chills, muscle aches, lethargy, etc.) The lethargy with mono (both Epstein-Barr virus and non-Epstein type) is much worse with mono. You can be absolutely exhausted for six weeks or more, with the virus hanging around for about eight weeks. There is also the danger of tearing your spleen with mono, so you have to limit your physical activity for six weeks. Once you’ve contracted either form of mononucleosis, the virus never leaves your body. You carry it. That’s not to say you are contagious – it’s like chicken pox. Most people only catch it once… but I know someone who have got it twice.

How can you tell if you have mono?

Q: k well a few days ago, my friend felt sick and she went to the doctor and was + when she took the mono test. And the doctor told her that you can get it from sharing drinks, and forks, and things like that with people. A few days ago I ate from the same fork as her. And now I have a strep throat, my rib cage has been hurting, and I’ve been getting quite a few headaches. Do you think I have mono?

A: Symptoms develop about 4-6 weeks (not days) after exposure so I don’t know how it could be mono that you have unless this business of “sharing” goes back much further than a few days. I think this much more likely, don’t you?You don’t know yet that you have Strep throat without a medical diagnosis. See your doctor and find what’s going on.