what is the kissing disease?
2007-01-05 19:32:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Sorry but the last dude is wrong about the cold sore thing .
If the Center of Disease Control calls it kissing Disease then I would bet they would know better .
The virus is typically transmitted from asymptomatic individuals through blood or saliva (hence "the kissing disease"), or by sharing a drink with friends/family, eating utensils, being coughed on, or being in close proximity of an infected person when they cough or sneeze. The disease is far more contagious than is commonly thought. However, in rare cases a person may have a high tolerance to infection.
Infectious mononucleosis (also known in North America as mono, the kissing disease, or Pfeiffer's disease, and more commonly known as glandular fever in other English-speaking countries) is a disease seen most commonly in adolescents and young adults, characterized by fever, sore throat, muscle soreness and fatigue (symptoms of a common cold or allergies). It is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which infects B cells (B-lymphocytes), producing a reactive lymphocytosis and the atypical T cells (T-lymphocytes).
2007-01-05 21:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by FIRE § 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mononucleosis
2007-01-05 19:34:43 · answer #2 · answered by Freesumpin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mono...which is short for Mononucleosis. It's called that because it's very contagious.
2007-01-05 19:43:00 · answer #3 · answered by zimmiesgrl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually they are both wrong. They call that the kissing disease but it actually isn't. Scientifically oral herpes (Cold sores) are known to be the biggest kissing disease in scientific terms.
2007-01-05 20:14:22 · answer #4 · answered by natedawg1131992 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
mono
2007-01-06 05:35:24 · answer #5 · answered by tralw2000 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋