COVID-19:Advice,updatesandvaccineoptionsWeareopenforsafein-personcare.Learnmore:MayoClinicfactsaboutcoronavirusdisease2019(COVID-19)OurCOVID-19patientandvisitorguidelines,plustrustedhealthinformationLateston COVID-19vaccination bysite:ArizonapatientvaccinationupdatesArizona,FloridapatientvaccinationupdatesFlorida,RochesterpatientvaccinationupdatesRochesterandMayoClinicHealthSystempatientvaccinationupdatesMCHSSkiptositenavigationSkiptoContentThiscontentdoesnothaveanEnglishversion.ThiscontentdoesnothaveanArabicversion.SectionsforMononucleosisSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentPrintDiagnosisPhysicalexamYourdoctormaysuspectmononucleosisbasedonyoursignsandsymptoms,howlongthey'velasted,andaphysicalexam.Heorshewilllookforsignssuchasswollenlymphnodes,tonsils,liverorspleen,andconsiderhowthesesignsrelatetothesymptomsyoudescribe.BloodtestsAntibodytests.Ifthere'saneedforadditionalconfirmation,amonospottestmaybedonetocheckyourbloodforantibodiestotheEpstein-Barrvirus.Thisscreeningtestgivesresultswithinaday.Butitmaynotdetecttheinfectionduringthefirstweekoftheillness.Adifferentantibodytestrequiresalongerresulttime,butcandetectthediseaseevenwithinthefirstweekofsymptoms.Whitebloodcellcount.Yourdoctormayuseotherbloodteststolookforanelevatednumberofwhitebloodcells(lymphocytes)orabnormal-lookinglymphocytes.Thesebloodtestswon'tconfirmmononucleosis,buttheymaysuggestitasapossibility.TreatmentThere'snospecifictherapyavailabletotreatinfectiousmononucleosis.Antibioticsdon'tworkagainstviralinfectionssuchasmono.Treatmentmainlyinvolvestakingcareofyourself,suchasgettingenoughrest,eatingahealthydietanddrinkingplentyoffluids.Youmaytakeover-the-counterpainrelieverstotreatafeverorsorethroat.MedicationsTreatingsecondaryinfectionsandothercomplications.Astreptococcal(strep)infectionsometimesgoesalongwiththesorethroatofmononucleosis.Youmayalsodevelopasinusinfectionoraninfectionofyourtonsils(tonsillitis).Ifso,youmayneedtreatmentwithantibioticsfortheseaccompanyingbacterialinfections.Severenarrowingofyourair