Most people around the world have had the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) at some point in their lives. It usually causes mild or no ...

INFECTIOUS mononucleosis, or glandular fever, was first described in 1889 by Pfeiffer. 1 The earliest report on the subject in this country was that by West 2 in 1896. The hematologic aspects of ...

Can a person have mononucleosis more than once? Will monospot or heterophile antibody tests stay positive for life? — David Cooper, PA-C, Fayetteville, Pa. Mononucleosis is caused by Epstein ...

Mononucleosis is an often harmless infectious illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. It is known as "the kissing disease" because it's contagious and spread mainly through saliva. The virus is ...

This apparent change from an epidemic to a sporadic or endemic disease suggests either that the contagiousness of infectious mononucleosis as now encountered is low or that the disease may occur ...