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= What can cause Mononucleosis? =


===EBV can be found in saliva, mucus and sometimes even tears. EBV is not spread by casual contact. If you are careful, you can live in the same house as someone with mono and not be infected. this is however unless you have a weak immune system. It's possible that people who have had mono can spread the virus even though they no longer have symptoms. ===



 * ===EBV lives and grows in the nose and throat.===
 * ===EBV can be spread when someones saliva goes to someone else's mouth.===
 * ===You can get EBV if you share a drinking glass or eating utensils with an infected person. (through sharing saliva).===
 * ===Sometimes it can also be received from a blood donation.===
 * ===Most people get EBV in their lives, without even knowing about it because of the extremely small amount of symptoms.===

Contagious and incubation period

 * ===You can spread EBV to others several weeks or months after you are infected and it can become active later on in life.===
 * ===Although the risk is small, do not donate blood if you have mono.===
 * ===The incubation period is the 4 to 6 weeks it takes for the symptoms to show up after you have been infected.===

As you can see, Mono is easily spread so BE CAREFUL!


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