Infectious mononucleosis, or mono – commonly known as the kissing disease – is an Epstein-Barr virus that can cause symptoms similar to strep throat and the flu. It is most common in ages 15 to 25. Dr ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hematologic parameters appeared to be “more accurate” than symptoms and signs when diagnosing infectious ...

Q: My college-age daughter just came down with mono. Is the whole family at risk of catching it? A: Mono, or infectious mononucleosis — often referred to as “the kissing disease” — is usually caused ...

Q: Our daughter was sick for weeks. What started out looking like a simple cold just wouldn't go away. She was seen by a doctor twice before they did a blood test and found out she had mono. Now we're ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter was exposed to infectious mononucleosis (“mono”) at college, and she is coming to spend a week at home. What precautions do we need to take to make sure that the rest of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter was exposed to infectious mononucleosis (“mono”) at college, and she is coming to spend a week at home. What precautions do we need to take to make sure that the rest of ...

It's a Sunday evening at Carmichael and a group of girlfriends hovers around a bowl of cookies-and-cream ice cream. Dipping and double-dipping their spoons into the bowl, the friends chat without even ...

Q: I'm concerned about my 13-year-old daughter. One of her friends was recently told that she has mononucleosis. Since then they have not been seeing each other, but like all 13-year-old girlfriends ...

A connection between the human herpesvirus Epstein-Barr and multiple sclerosis (MS) has long been suspected but has been difficult to prove. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the primary cause of ...