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Can mononucleosis be passed on to children?
Children always share their things with their friends. The virus can be transmitted from the infected children to another through any means. But mostly mono is spread through sex.
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Why no chocolate when mononucleosis
A chocolate or any type of food can share the virus of mononucleosis. When the infected person eats the half of a chocolate and shares the other half with his friend then, the virus can be easily transmitted. So it is recommended to restrain sharing from an infected person.
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Can you get mononucleosis twice
No, one cannot get mono twice. Getting mononucleosis for the second time is very rare. The mononucleosis virus can only get reactivated.
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Is mononucleosis inherited?
Mononucleosis is a viral disease. Most of the time it spread through sexual contact. It spreads through other way like sharing food or drinking utensils. This is not a genetic disease. It is not inherited.
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Advice for high schools that have a student with mononucleosis
There is great risk of spreading mononucleosis virus in the high school or any level school. The students share their food or utensils with their friends in school. The virus can be transmitted very easily by sharing with one another.
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If you have mononucleosis can you donate blood?
No, donation of blood is not permitted if you have mononucleosis. You can donate blood once you have recovered from mono. As then the risk of transmitting the virus is absent.
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Is infectious mononucleosis and acute tonsillitis the same thing?
Infectious mononucleosis is a viral disease and tonsillitis is a bacterial disease. So there is no similarity between them. The two diseases are different from one another. Some of the symptoms of the two diseases may match but they are different.
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How is mononucleosis spread
It spreads from droplet infection while coughing or sneezing. It spreads from person to person. Saliva is the chief mode of transmission.
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Can you get mononucleosis more than once
Mono is a viral infection. Getting mononucleosis for the second time is apparently very rare. Mononucleosis virus can only ‘reactivate’ now and again.
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How contagious is mononucleosis
It spreads quickly through close contact. So it is contagious for one to several weeks. It can be contagious for some people for some more time.