Mononucleosis

Dec. 2003 – Jan. 2004Melinda Tessier

What Is Mononucleosis?

Mononucleosis is when you have a fever, sore throat, headaches, white patches on the back of your throat, feeling tired and not being hungry.

Here are some of the symptoms:

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How Is Mono Spread?

It’s usually spreads through kissing and by coughing.

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How Is Mono Diagnosed?

The test used to diagnose mono is called “Monospots Test” Sometimes blood tests are needed when results of the Monospots test aren’t clear.

Check Blood Cells for Mono

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Can Mono Be Cured?

No! But mono will go away on it’s own.

How Is Mono Treated?

The main point of treatment is to relieve your symptoms. The following list includes tips for treatment…

• Rest

• Drink plenty of fluids

• If you have a sore throat, gargle with salt water or have a frozen

“Popsicle”

• You may want to relieve pain and feverby taking eitherTylenol, Advil or Motrin

Do You Need Antibiotics?

No Penicillin is no help to mono.

This Is When Mono Get’s Really Bad!

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Here Is Another Way Mono Looks Like With White Spots:

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The 3 Websites I Used Were…

Google – It helped me with my

information and my pictures.

Familydoctor. org – Find more

information.

Kidsheath.org - Find additional information.

The best website was

Google

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