Herpes Doctor

It is not mostly teenagers who get Mononucleosis, children also
get it, but teenagers get the most visible symptoms.

Mononucleosis is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus which is a Herpes
virus. It spreads via saliva in the incubation period of Mononucleosis
which lasts from 10 to 60 days and has no symptoms. Epstein-Barr does
not leave your body once you've got it but there will only be one
outbreak of Mononucleosis.

By the time they leave adolescence, 90% of all people will have had
Mononucleosis. About half of these had it as children and the other half
in the teen years.

When children have Mononucleosis, the symptoms are very mild and flu
like and are usually not diagnosed correctly. Teenagers get very pronounced
symptoms, including severe tiredness, lack of appetite, swollen glands and
expanded liver and spleen. Mononucleosis can be very lengthy in teenagers,
from several weeks to several months. Weightloss and tiredness after the
illness is not uncommon. There are rarely any serious complications of
Mononucleosis.

There is no cure for Mononucleosis, which is why it is very important
to follow your doctors advice which will be plenty of sleep, rest and
liquids to give your body all the help it needs to fight Mononucleosis.
The expansion of the liver and spleen makes these vital organs fragile
so you are advised to avoid alcohol, exercise and heavy lifting for a
couple of weeks or months after to avoid inflammation of the liver or
rupture of the spleen.

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