What are the signs and symptoms of infectious mononucleosis?
Children with infectious mononucleosis may have sore throat, fever, and swollen tonsils and glands (lymph nodes) in the neck. In young people, the disease is often abrupt in onset with deep tiredness, aching muscles, fever, swollen tonsils, and enlarged neck glands. Sometimes an enlarged spleen or liver may develop. To prevent serious injury to the liver or spleen, contact sports should be avoided until fully recovered. There may be a short or drawn out period (days or weeks) after the initial illness when the tiredness continues and they may feel depressed. The symptoms related to infectious mononucleosis usually resolve in 1 to 2 months and seldom last more than 4 months. When such an illness lasts more than 6 months, it is frequently called chronic EBV infection. While rarely seen in US, the EBV is thought to be responsible for other disorders. • Burkitt’s lymphoma is a malignant tumor seen mostly in children of central parts of Africa and New Guinea. • Nasopharyngeal cancer is a tu
