Jan 03 2012

Signs of mono

Periodically, the virus can reactivate, during which time the patient is again infectious, but usually without any symptoms of illness. Signs of mono can include: sore throat, which is often described as the worst sore throat the child has ever had, a high fever, enlarged lymph nodes or glands in the neck, armpit, or groin, malaise and fatigue(not feeling well and feeling tired), anorexia (loss of appetite), muscle aches, a rash, especially if your child was taking antibiotics, like ampicillin or amoxicillin, a headache, nausea, abdominal pain.
Usually, a patient has few, if any, further symptoms or problems from the latent B lymphocyte infection. However, in susceptible hosts under the appropriate environmental stressors, the virus can reactivate and cause vague physical symptoms (or may be subclinical), and during this phase the virus can spread to others.


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