NOTES+Mononucleosis+by+Krystal+and+Medha

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= RESEARCH = = QUESTION: = || How do you prevent yourself from getting mononucleosis? || Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein, and Robert Silverstein. Mononucleosis. United Sates of America: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1994. || (words, index terms, keywords that helped you find your info) || - Protection from mono - Preventing mono || · Record only important info · ** PARAPHRASE ** · Try to find a short effective quote ||  - There is no official way to prevent yourself from acquiring mono - You can keep your immune system stronger however, by eating healthy, exercising, getting good rest, and keeping your stress levels down - Stay hygienic - It’s actually better to get EBV at a younger age and become immune to it, rather than get it at an older age where you are more likely to go through the symptoms; of coarse you shouldn’t deliberately try and get it at a young age though || · Ideas, reactions to information · Your opinions · Ways to present this info on your wiki · Images/video to support this ||  - Honestly, EBV doesn’t seem so dangerous as most people are immune to it - What does scare me is that there is no way from completely stopping yourself from getting EBV, which means if you are a part of the few percent of people who don’t have EBV and then acquire it at an old age, your health condition could be severely bad. ||
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= RESEARCH = = QUESTION: = || What causes you to get Mononucleosis? || Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein, and Robert Silverstein. Mononucleosis. United Sates of America: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1994. || (words, index terms, keywords that helped you find your info) || - Causes of mono - How to get mono - How mono transmits || · Record only important info · ** PARAPHRASE ** · Try to find a short effective quote ||  - Contact with contaminated saliva (most commonly through kissing, sharing drinks, sharing eating utensils, etc.) - Blood transmissions, sexual activity, and other bodily fluids (CMV- Cytomegalovirus, type of herpes virus, can be life threatening, exists in animals but they cannot infect us, very rare) - Contact with contaminated mucus (sneezing, etc.) - 90% of mono cases are caused by EBV(Epstein-Barr virus, most common) - Virus stays with you for the rest of your life, can act up again due to severe stress, etc.(most common during adolescence) - 95% of the people in the world have EBV - 15%-25% of people who have EBV, but are not affected by it because they are immune to it, can spread the disease to people who haven't yet developed antibodies for the disease - EBV is shred from the throat or up to 6 months after acquiring the disease - 30%-70% who are exposed to EBV actually come down with mono - relapses may occure 6-9 months after acquiring the disease - 50% of mono patients get the enlargement of the spleen, this is very dangerous || · Ideas, reactions to information · Your opinions · Ways to present this info on your wiki · Images/video to support this || - The fact that 95% of the world population of people has EBV is scary because it makes me wonder if I have EBV. - However, I believe that if so many people have it and are immune to it, mono shouldn’t really be a problem. - picture website: [] LAYOUT - bullet the causes (KISS) - before and after photos (kissing pic vs. pic of person with mono) ||
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= RESEARCH = = QUESTION: = || What are the effects of Mononucleosis? || Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein, and Robert Silverstein. __Mononucleosis__. United Sates of America: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1994. BOOK 2  Shader, M.D., Laurel, and Jon Zonderman. __Mononucleosis and Other Infectious Diseases__. New York and Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 1989.
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|| (words, index terms, keywords that helped you find your info) || - Symptoms of mono - Effects of mono - What mono does in the body || · Record only important info <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **PARAPHRASE** <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Try to find a short effective quote || - M ono mainly affects the lymphatic system - Virus first gets in mouth then reproduces in throat, and then sent to special tissues where disease fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes take action through lymph system - O nly affects B cell lymphocytes - Stays with you the rest of your life, but rarely acts up again - It takes 1-2 months to get the symptoms of EBV from when you wer exposed to it; that's why one usually never gets them because their body is fighting the virus before it acts up. - There is a 30%-50% chance of you actually developing the symptoms of mono when infected by EBV - Sympyoms are mild if acquired during child hood, but more severe after reaching maturity - 1 out of 4 people are shedding EBV everyday in their throats
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Symptoms: In General - Malaise - Swollen tonsils (this may cause severe breathing complications) - Headache - Fatigue - Puffy painful eyes - Loss of appetite - Soar throat - Swollen lymph nodes (neck, armpits, groin) - General aches - Enlargement of spleen and liver In Children - Flu like symptoms In Elders - Fever - Stomach pain - Tiredness || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Ideas, reactions to information <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Your opinions <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Ways to present this info on your wiki <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Images/video to support this || -  It’s shocking that how dangerous this disease can be. - One may not know how to tell the difference from mono and the flu as they are so much alike, and that is very scary. LAYOUT - bullet symptoms - fun titles - pics of the effects - storys of people who have got mono (its easy to relate for people who want to compare if they have mono or not) ||
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=RESEARCH= =QUESTION:= || What is general information on mononucleosis? ||
 * **Citation** (title, author, publication, date, URL, etc.) ||   Willis, Judith. "On the Teen Scene: When Mono Takes You Out of the Action."     FDA. --Mar1998. FDA. 02 Apr 2009 <http://www.fda.gov/Fdac/features/1998/398_mono.html>.

"Mononucleosis." eMedicineHealth. eMedicineHealth. 2 Apr 2009 <http://www.emedicinehealth.com/mononucleosis/article_em.htm>.

"Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis." CDC.National Center for Infectious Diseases. 2 Apr 2009 <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/ebv.htm>. || (words, index terms, keywords that helped you find your info) || Mono, infectious disease mono, EBV, CMV, Herpes Mononucleosis, What is Mono, Kissing Disease || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Record only important info <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **PARAPHRASE ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Try to find a short effective quote || -Mononucleosis or Mono for short - Viral Infection - Causes Fever, sore throats, and enlarges lymph nodes (sore throats most common), fatigue, if serious, abdominal pain (spleen or liver inflamed) or difficulty breathing - Mononucleosis is commonly caused by EBV ( Epstein-Barr virus) - No medical treatment can treat this disease. Medical treatment is mainly used for pain or easing symptoms. - 90%-95% of adults have had EBV. - mostly occurs in people of ages 5-25 - mono, rarely serious - Spread through bodily fluids: via saliva, blood, genital secretions - Many children affected by EBV - EBV causes mononucleosis 90% of the cases. - EBV in children and teens cause mono 35-50% of the cases. - EBV, one most common human viruses - EBV and cytomegalovirus (CMV), both herpes family, causes mono - Half of all children infected with EBV before age of 5 || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Ideas, reactions to information <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Your opinions <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Ways to present this info on your wiki <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Images/video to support this || The information is a very general overview of the topic. I think that mono is not a very serious disease but can also lead to serious complications (rarely). Presentation would be very user friendly: LAYOUT:
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HOW DO I GET MONO? You can get mono just by even sharing a drink with a friend

IS MONO SERIOUS? No mono is not a life threatening disease and occurs in most teens. 90% of adults already have had mono. It is not a serious\ disease, but for a few months your lifestyle can change. -layout: strait forward, clear

I was surprised that so many people are infected with EBV and mononucleosis. Children as young as 5 years old can get mono. I did not know that mononucleosis is definitely not a serious disease, mostly everyone will get it once in their life, but afterwards, they have immunity. ||

=RESEARCH= =QUESTION:= || What is the treatment for mononucleosis? (how to get rid of it) || Willis, Judith. "On the Teen Scene: When Mono Takes You Out of the Action." FDA. --Mar1998. FDA. 02 Apr 2009 <http://www.fda.gov/Fdac/features/1998/398_mono.html>.
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"Mononucleosis." eMedicineHealth. eMedicineHealth. 2 Apr 2009 <http://www.emedicinehealth.com/mononucleosis/article_em.htm>.

"Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis." CDC.National Center for Infectious Diseases. 2 Apr 2009 <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/ebv.htm>. || (words, index terms, keywords that helped you find your info) || Treatment Mononucleosis, Kissing Disease, Medicine Mono, Infectious, Treatment EBV, EBV, CMV, Medicines, Treatments, Symtoms || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Record only important info <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **PARAPHRASE ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Try to find a short effective quote || Treatments Include: -Bed rest for one to three weeks -Drinking fluids -Eating balanced diet -Salt water gargles for soar throats -Acetaminophen for pain relief -Avoid strenuous exercise (spleen may be enlarged and ruptured if strenuous exercise occurs) -Most patients recover on their own within four to six weeks -Vital for doctors to test mono, CMV can lead to other serious diseases (brain damage, jaundice, seizures, - Mononucleosis is not treated by antibiotics -Treatment is simple, unless complications -Corticosteroids can be prescribed if in rare cases: airway obstruction, hemolytic anemia (red blood cells are destroyed), severe thrombocytopenia (a decrease in platelets), hepatitis, and complications involving heart. - || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Ideas, reactions to information <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Your opinions <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Ways to present this info on your wiki <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Images/video to support this || There is not much you can do but rest, I’m surprised because I thought that mononucleosis was a lot more serious due to the fancy name it has. Also, EBV sound very serious especially because of the fact that it is a herpes virus. To present this information, we should list the things you can do to get rid of the symptoms (virus stays forever), either in bullet points or in a Q&A form. ||
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