What is Mononucleosis?

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Mononucleosis, also known as mono or infectious mononucleosis, is a generalized infection that results in symptoms in ...more »

Mononucleosis: Common infectious virus.
Mononucleosis: acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing.
Source - Diseases Database
Mononucleosis: an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Types of Mononucleosis:

Broader types of Mononucleosis:

Patient Profile for Mononucleosis: Mostly teens and young adults.

Prognosis of Mononucleosis: Usually good and self-limiting; sometimes long-lasting complications.
Complications of Mononucleosis: see complications of Mononucleosis

Causes of Mononucleosis: see causes of Mononucleosis
Risk factors for Mononucleosis: see risk factors for Mononucleosis

Symptoms of Mononucleosis: see symptoms of Mononucleosis

Complications of Mononucleosis: see complications of Mononucleosis

Contagion of Mononucleosis: Spread by saliva such as in kissing.
More information: see contagiousness of Mononucleosis
Inheritance: see inheritance of Mononucleosis

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Mononucleosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Mononucleosis.

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Mononucleosis: Family Practice Physician, Pediatrician ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Mononucleosis.
Treatments for Mononucleosis: see treatments for Mononucleosis
Research for Mononucleosis: see research for Mononucleosis

Hospitalization statistics for Mononucleosis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Mononucleosis:

0.015% (1,912) of hospital consultant episodes were for infectious mononucleosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultant episodes for infectious mononucleosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for infectious mononucleosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44% of hospital consultant episodes for infectious mononucleosis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
96% of hospital consultant episodes for infectious mononucleosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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