Infectious mononucleosis

Introduction: Infectious mononucleosis

Description of Infectious mononucleosis

Infectious mononucleosis (medical condition): Mononucleosis is a common infectious viral disease transferred in saliva or kissing. It is also called "glandular fever" outside the USA, or other names such as "mono" and "infectious mononucleosis". The cause is a virus called the ...more

Infectious mononucleosis: See also Mononucleosis:
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Infectious mononucleosis: an acute febrile illness of young adults, caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, a member of the Herpesviridae family; frequently spread by saliva transfer; characterized by fever, sore throat, enlargement of lymph nodes and spleen, and leukopenia that changes to lymphocytosis during the second week; the circulating blood usually contains abnormal, large T lymphocytes that resemble monocytes even though B cells are infected, and there is heterophil antibody that may be completely adsorbed on beef erythrocytes, but not on guinea pig kidney antigen. Collections of the characteristic abnormal lymphocytes may be present not only in the lymph nodes and spleen, but in various other sites, such as the meninges, brain, and myocardium. SYN: benign lymphadenosis, glandular fever.
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Infectious mononucleosis: an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Infectious mononucleosis: acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing.
Source: Diseases Database

Infectious mononucleosis: A common, acute infection usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN). There is an increase in mononuclear white blood cells and other atypical lymphocytes, generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and occasionally hepatomegaly with hepatitis.
Source: MeSH 2007

Infectious mononucleosis as a Disease

Infectious mononucleosis: Another name for Mononucleosis (or close medical condition association).
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Infectious mononucleosis: Infectious mononucleosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Herpesvirus, Viral diseases, Adolescent conditions, Diseases contagious from saliva

Causes of Infectious mononucleosis

Some of the causes of Infectious mononucleosis are included in the list below:

• Epstein-Barr virus

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Symptoms of Infectious mononucleosis (Mononucleosis)

Some of the symptoms of Infectious mononucleosis incude:

• Fever
• Sore throat
• Enlarged lymph nodes
• Enlarged neck lymph nodes
• Enlarged armpit lymph nodes

See full list of 16 symptoms of Infectious mononucleosis (Mononucleosis)

Treatments for Infectious mononucleosis (Mononucleosis)

Treatments for Infectious mononucleosis (Mononucleosis) include:

• Bed rest
• Fluids
• Healthy diet
• Pain relief

Read more about treatments for Infectious mononucleosis

Treatment of Infectious mononucleosis: For more treatment information about Infectious mononucleosis, see treatment of Mononucleosis (Infectious mononucleosis)

Terms associated with Infectious mononucleosis:

Terms Similar to Infectious mononucleosis:

• Glandular fever
• Mono (sic)
• Pfeiffer's disease

Source: Diseases Database

• mononucleosis
• mono
• glandular fever
• kissing disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Glandular Fever

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Infectious mononucleosis

• Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
• Leukocyte Disorders
• Lymphoproliferative Disorders

Source - MeSH 2007

• infectious disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Infectious mononucleosis

The following list attempts to classify Infectious mononucleosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• infectious disease
• communicable disease
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Virus Diseases
  • DNA Virus Infections
    • Herpesviridae Infections
      • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
        • Infectious Mononucleosis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
  • Hematologic Diseases
    • Leukocyte Disorders
      • Infectious Mononucleosis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
  • Lymphatic Diseases
    • Lymphoproliferative Disorders
      • Infectious Mononucleosis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Immune System Diseases
  • Immunoproliferative Disorders
    • Lymphoproliferative Disorders
      • Infectious Mononucleosis

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Other diseases due to viruses and Chlamydiae
• Unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Infectious mononucleosis

• eMedicine - Infectious Mononucleosis : Article by Burke A Cunha, MD
• eMedicine - Mononucleosis and Epstein-Barr Virus Infection : Article by Glenna B Winnie, MD
• eMedicine - Mononucleosis : Article by Michael Omori, MD
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,mononucleosis,viral infections, exanthem,viral infections, exanthem,Epstein-Bar virus infection,drug reaction, morbilliform

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