Infectious mononucleosis (IM, mono), also known as glandular fever, is an infection usually caused by the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). Most people are infected by ...InfectiousmononucleosisFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchCommonviralinfectiousdisease"Mononucleosis"redirectshere.Forexcessivemonocytecountsmoregenerally,seeMonocytosis.MedicalconditionInfectiousmononucleosisOthernamesGlandularfever,Pfeiffer'sdisease,Filatov'sdisease,[1]kissingdiseaseSwollenlymphnodesintheneckofapersonwithinfectiousmononucleosisSpecialtyInfectiousdiseaseSymptomsFever,sorethroat,enlargedlymphnodesintheneck,tiredness[2]ComplicationsSwellingoftheliverorspleen[3]Duration2–4weeks[2]CausesEpstein–Barrvirus(EBV)usuallyspreadviasaliva[2]DiagnosticmethodBasedonsymptomsandbloodtests[3]TreatmentDrinkingenoughfluids,gettingsufficientrest,painmedicationssuchasparacetamol(acetaminophen)andibuprofen[2][4]Frequency45per100,000peryear(U.S.)[5]Infectiousmononucleosis(IM,mono),alsoknownasglandularfever,isaninfectionusuallycausedbytheEpstein–Barrvirus(EBV).[2][3]Mostpeopleareinfectedbythevirusaschildren,whenthediseaseproducesfewornosymptoms.[2]Inyoungadults,thediseaseoftenresultsinfever,sorethroat,enlargedlymphnodesintheneck,andtiredness.[2]Mostpeoplerecoverintwotofourweeks;however,feelingtiredmaylastformonths.[2]Theliverorspleenmayalsobecomeswollen,[3]andinlessthanonepercentofcasessplenicrupturemayoccur.[6]WhileusuallycausedbyEpstein–Barrvirus,alsoknownashumanherpesvirus4,whichisamemberoftheherpesvirusfamily,[3]afewothervirusesmayalsocausethedisease.[3]Itisprimarilyspreadthroughsalivabutcanrarelybespreadthroughsemenorblood.[2]Spreadmayoccurbyobjectssuchasdrinkingglassesortoothbrushesorthroughacoughorsneeze.[2][7]Thosewhoareinfectedcanspreadthediseaseweeksbeforesymptomsdevelop.[2]Monoisprimarilydiagnosedbasedonthesymptomsandcanbeconfirmedwithbloodtestsforspecificantibodies.[3]Anothertypicalfindingisincreasedbloodlymphocytesofwhichmorethan10%areatypical.[3][8]Themonospottestisnotreco