Mononucleosis is a viral disease caused by Epstein Barr virus. This virus attacks the human body by sexual contact. When the virus enters into the human body it is called mononucleosis. Sometimes it is also caused by a virus named cytomegalovirus.

A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes, caused by an unusually high number of monocytes. The disease is caused by a virus called Epstein Barr. When the virus enters into the body it shows the symptoms and appears as mononucleosis.

The virus Epstein Barr and the disease mononucleosis are same. Because the Epstein Barr is the cause of mononucleosis and the two are related with one another. The disease mononucleosis is defined when the virus enters into the body.

A person of age 50 years has the risk of getting infected by mononucleosis. The virus doesn’t see any age limitation. It can affect people of any age. Most of the time the virus spreads through sexual contact. But it can spread through other ways and can affect people of any age.

After getting infected by mononucleosis anyone can be a carrier. This is a disease which can’t be totally cured. Antibiotics can remove the sign of the disease but the virus remains in the body forever.

EBV is the cause of mononucleosis. One can recover between 1-2 months. But the virus remains inactive in the body. It will be reactive periodically.

Mono been a viral disorder cannot spread genetically. It is not hereditary. It is caused by EBV.

Mono does not spread genetically. This is a viral disease and most of the time it spreads through kissing or sexual relation. This is seen in young adults. It remains on the saliva of the human. But it can’t affect the next generation of the infected person.

Mononucleosis is a common disease in young adults. As a viral disease it spreads mostly in young generation through kissing or sexual contact. It also spreads through other ways but most commonly through sexually. And in colleges, it has great chance of spreading.