What are the symtoms of Mono????

Question

what happens to you if you have mono because my friend thinks she either has mono or virtigo....so i am finding out for her........so please answer. Thanks!

Answer 1

http://health.yahoo.com/infectiousdisease-overview/infectious-mononucleosis-topic-overview/healthwise--hw168622.html

all you could ever wish to know about mono at this site.

Answer 2

Alright, first off, virtigo isn't even a sickness... it's a word that means "dizzy" or "disoriented".

Mononucleousis itself doesn't really have that many symptoms, because what is basically does is weaken your immune system. Some small affects will be lack of energy, tiredness, and loss of appetite. But, because it weakens your immune system, you may get something like influenza or the common cold, and remain sick for quite longer than usual, because your body cannot fight off the infection.

mono is highly contagious, and if she really thinks she has it, she needs to get to a doctor to check, and if so... stay away from you, lol.

Answer 3

Symptoms usually appear 4-6 weeks after exposure to infected other, and may resemble strep throat, or other bacterial or viral respiratory infections. The typical symptoms and signs of mononucleosis are:

Fever—this varies from mild to severe, but is seen in nearly all cases.
Tender and enlarged/swollen lymph nodes—particularly the posterior cervical lymph nodes, on both sides of the neck.
Sore throat—White patches on the tonsils and back of the throat are often seen
Fatigue (sometimes extreme fatigue)
Some patients also display:

Enlarged spleen (splenomegaly, which may lead to rupture) and/or liver (hepatomegaly)
Petechial hemorrhage
Abdominal pain - a possible symptom of a potentially fatal rupture of the spleen.[1]
Aching muscles
Headache
Loss of appetite
Depression
Weakness
Skin rash
Dizziness or disorientation
Uncontrolled shaking at times
Dry cough
Supra-orbital oedema—the eyes become puffy and swollen—may occur in the early stages of infection
After an initial prodrome of 1-2 weeks, the fatigue of infectious mononucleosis often lasts from 1-2 months. The virus can remain dormant in the B cells indefinitely after symptoms have disappeared, and resurface at a later date. Many people exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus do not show symptoms of the disease, but carry the virus. This is especially true in children, in whom infection seldom causes more than a very mild cold which often goes undiagnosed. Children are typically just carriers of the disease. This feature, along with mono's long (4 to 6 week) incubation period, makes epidemiological control of the disease impractical. About 6% of people who have had infectious mononucleosis will relapse.

Mononucleosis can cause the spleen to swell. Rupture may occur without trauma, but impact to the spleen is also a factor. Other complications include hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) causing elevation of serum bilirubin (in approximately 40% of patients), jaundice (approximately 5% of cases), and anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells). In rare cases, death may result from severe hepatitis or splenic rupture.

Usually, the longer the infected person experiences the symptoms the more the infection weakens the person's immune system and the longer he/she will need to recover.[citation needed] Cyclical reactivation of the virus, although rare in healthy people, is often a sign of immunological abnormalities in the small subset of organic disease patients in which the virus is active or reactivated.

Although all cases of mononucleosis are caused by the E.B. virus, cytomegalovirus can produce a similar illness, usually with less throat pain. Due to the presence of the atypical lymphocytes on the blood smear in both conditions, some physicians confusingly used to include both infections under the diagnosis of "mononucleosis," though EBV is by definition the infection that must be present for this illness. Symptoms similar to those of mononucleosis can be caused by adenovirus, acute HIV infection and the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii.

Answer 4

1) High temperature -fever-
2) Swollen glands that sometimes can be very painful
3) Severe fatigue or weakness
4) Dizziness
5) Headache
6) Sore throat
7) Sometimes nausea and vomiting.