Mononucleosis
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is an infectious disease of humans in which the blood and
tissues contain mononuclear leukocytes (white blood cells with only one nucleus),
either monocytes or lymphocytes. An infectious disease is a disease that can
give you an infection, can be transmitted by infection without actual contact,
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and surface components of protein that enable them to enter cells. Viruses are
unable to multiple outside of cells. Mono is found in the DNA in the body.
Another name for mononucleosis is glandular fever because of the fever and
swelling of the lymph nodes throughout the body. What causes mononucleosis is
the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is like herpes. The herpes virus also
causes some cases of mono and other diseases. Mono usually occurs in adults 15
to 30 years ol ....
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