PowerPoint about Mononucleosis. Also known as Mono or the kissing disease.

1. S A M A N T H A C O R R E A
Mononucleosis

2. What is this?
 It is a common illness that
can leave you feeling tired and
weak for weeks or months
 Also known as
 Mono
 The “kissing disease”
 It is most often seen in teens
and young adults.
 Children can get the virus, but
it often goes unnoticed
because their symptoms are
mild.
 Older adults usually do not
get mono, because they have
immunity to the virus.

3. What causes it?
 Mono can be spread through contact with saliva, mucus
from the nose and throat, and sometimes tears.
 Because the virus can be spread through kissing, it has
earned the nickname the "kissing disease."
 If you have mono, you can avoid passing the virus to
others by not kissing anyone and by not sharing things
like drinking glasses, eating utensils, or toothbrushes.
 As soon as you get over mono, your symptoms will go
away for good, but you will always carry the virus that
caused it.
 The virus may become active from time to time without
causing any symptoms. When the virus is active, it can be
spread to others.

4. Early Symptoms Incubation Period
 Fatigue
 Headache
 Sore throat
 4 to 6 weeks

5. General Symptoms
 High fever
 Severe sore throat
 Swollen glands and
tonsils
 Weakness and fatigue
 Rash
 Pink and purple spots in
mouth

6. No judgment
 Children
 produces only flu-like symptoms, if any at all. When found,
symptoms tend to be similar to those of common throat
infections

7. No judgment (cont.)
 Teens and Young Adults
 Fever
 Sore throat
 Swollen glands
 Body aches

8. No judgment (cont.)
 Older Adults
 Less often have characteristic signs and symptoms such as the
sore throat, swollen glands and tonsils
 Instead, they may primarily experience prolonged
fever, fatigue, malaise and body pains
 They are more likely to have liver enlargement and jaundice.
 People over 40 years of age are more likely to develop serious
illness