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 Many children and teens are effected with EBV and half of ALL children are infected by EBV before the age five! So if you're wondering what this popular disease is, or if you are scared you might have it, check out more of this website.

WHAT IS MONONUCLEOSIS??

'Mono' for short, or the 'kissing disease' are less fancy names used to refer to the virus. So, what exactly is it? The nick name 'kissing decease' practically explains it all, mono is a viral infection you can get from someone else who you have kissed or shared saliva with...YUCK! It occurs mostly in people ages 5-25.

WHAT IS EBV?

EBV or the Epstein-Barr Virus is one of the most common human viruses in the world! Wow, so that means you probably already have it or you will get it some other time in your life. Mononucleosis is caused by the herpes viruses EBV or CMV. EBV the main cause of mono cases world wide, 90% to be exact. EBV in children or teenagers causes mono 35-50% of the cases.  QUICK QUIZ: What is the percent of mononucleosis cases caused by EBV?

SCARED WHAT WILL HAPPEN? Well if you are, don't sweat it, mononucleosis is rarely serious and most of the time goes away by itself, but if you want to learn more, check out the links below: 


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