MONO-KISSING DISEASE
...s. It is known as the "Kissing Disease". But kissing isn't exactly the only way this disease is spread. Yes, mono can be spread through a kiss, but it is more often spread like the common cold. Things such as sneezing, coughing, and sharing a drink can transmit the disease. Mononucleosis has many signs and symptoms. Fatigue, weakness, sore throat, fever, swollen lymph nodes, swollen tonsils, headache, skin rash, loss of appetite, and soft swollen spleen are all symptoms. The virus has different affects that vary with age. Children ages four to fifteen may seem as though they have a common respiratory infection. Mononucleosis may cause more severe symptoms and may last longer in teens and young adults. The virus' incubation period lasts thirty to fifty days! Although symptoms may decrease in ten days, if proper care is taken, fatigue lasts a lot longer. A person's immune system is what fights mononucleosis, ju...