What is Mono- as in the sickness

Is mono and one-time sickness?

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“Mono, also known as mononucleosis, is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Once someone has been infected, the virus stays in the body for the rest of that person’s life and may even reappear in the saliva from time to time. Howeve…

What is the sickness called ‘mono’?

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Mono is short for (mononucleosis) Which is also nicknamed the “kissing” disease. It is a contagious viral disease that attacks the lymph nodes. infectious mononucleosis. It is characterized by a sore throat, fever,swollen glands, …

Is there another sickness like mono? What do we do?

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I’m 17 and I have mono right now. I have for about a year now. For 10 months, my doctors couldn’t find out what was wrong with me. They gave me mono -(spot)- tests and they came back negative 3 times. I finally went to see an infection dise…

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Is there a sickness or disease that would come up on bloodwork as positive for mononucleosis other than mono?

Q: I have been told that I have mono according to bloodwork and have had it for at least 6 weeks but the only symptoms I have that are mono like are extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, and fever. Could something else be disguising itself as mono? I have not been around anyone with mono so I am a little puzzled and am also not really getting better.

A: I see the typical “authorities” here have spread their misinformation. Doctors dont usually rely on the white blood cell count to make a diagnosis of mononucleosis. They perform either a rapid test (monospot) or else do complete antibody testing against a variety of EBV antigens. Positive results on the first kind of test (monospot, or heterophil) might make your doctor say, if the symptoms are fitting, that you have mono. But that test does have many “biological false positives”- ie, conditions that make the test postive though you do not have the disease. Important ones are hepatitis or lymphoma. These can definitley mimic the lingering fever and malaise that usually belong to the commoner mono.The second type of test (EBV serolgy) is more specific: hang on now as I’m going to get technical- take a breath, streeeech, close your eyes…shantih. Now, if the results on this test show “VCA-IgM positive, VCA-IgG positive, and absent EBNA antibodies” then you have mono. Period. But if the pattern is “positive VCA-IgG and EBNA antibodies, negative VCA-IgM antibodies, and usually positive EA antibodies” then you have had infection more than 3 months ago. BUT- if the pattern is “positive VCA-IgG and EBNA antibodies, negative VCA-IgM antibodies, and NEGATIVE EA antibodies”, then you had infection a long time ago, and what you have isnt mono. So, I suggest you go look at those tests.Now then, do you have mono? As has been correctly pointed out, you dont usually know anyone who gave it to you. The “kissing” business is only if you live that lifestyle- you can get it being a read drudge, because its spread as any respiratory virus. Also, your symptoms DO sound like what would be expected to last for 2-8 weeks in a typical case. If youre worried about something else, though, go get a full blood count, hepatitis screen, and a full physical.

do u think federer will recover from his mono sickness fast enough?

Q: because it is new that federer had mono before the austrian open

A: it’s not clear when he got it (Infectious mononucleosis) but he said he felt something bad during the Australian Open but he didn’t know what it was (then).he still isn’t over it, what might be the reason he lost in the 1st round in Dubai (people with that disease feel generally fatigue), but said he will play the exhibition next week in NY with Pete.he also will attend in Indian Wells.this is what he hashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_mononucleosisadded:i wonder how bad people obviously know Fed. he would never use such excuses. it’s exactly the contrary, he didn’t say anything after he lost against Djokovic in the AO.and btw, such excuses wouldn’t help to defend his #1 ranking.

Is there another sickness like mono? What do we do?

Q: My sister is really sick and has all the sympoms of mono but the test came back negative. What do we do? She is in alot of pain but we cant figure out what is wrong.

A: I’m 17 and I have mono right now. I have for about a year now. For 10 months, my doctors couldn’t find out what was wrong with me. They gave me mono -(spot)- tests and they came back negative 3 times. I finally went to see an infection disease doctor and he tested me for the Epstein-Barr Virus. Boom, they found out I had mono off of the charts. Just some tests don’t catch it as easily. Good luck. She still might have mono but I don’t know her and I’m not a doctor. What you could do is suggest to your doctor to do an EBV blood test and see what s/he thinks about it because usually doctors just do a basic mono screen.