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Mononucleosis Dec. 2003 – Jan. 2004 Melinda Tessier
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What Is Mononucleosis? Mononucleosis is when you have a fever, sore throat, headaches, white patches on the back of your throat, feeling tired and not being hungry.
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Here are some of the symptoms:
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www.entnet.org/images/ snore.gif
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members.xoom.virgilio.it/Aidsimaging/ mono/mono1.htm
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home.teleport.com/~bobh/ InfectiousMononucleosis.htm
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How Is Mono Spread? It’s usually spreads through kissing and by coughing.
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www.notmuch.com/Features/Interview/ int-091298.html
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How Is Mono Diagnosed? The test used to diagnose mono is called “ Monospots Test ” Sometimes blood tests are needed when results of the Monospots test aren’t clear.
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Check Blood Cells for Mono www.cat.cc.md.us/.../labmanua/ lab18/images/monopos.jpg
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Can Mono Be Cured? No! But mono will go away on it’s own.
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How Is Mono Treated? The main point of treatment is to relieve your symptoms. The following list includes tips for treatment…
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Rest Drink plenty of fluids If you have a sore throat, gargle with salt water or have a frozen “ Popsicle ” You may want to relieve pain and fever by taking either Tylenol, Advil or Motrin
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Do You Need Antibiotics? No Penicillin is no help to mono.
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This Is When Mono Get’s Really Bad!
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home.teleport.com/~bobh/ InfectiousMononucleosis.htm
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Here Is Another Way Mono Looks Like With White Spots:
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members.xoom.virgilio.it/Aidsimaging/ mono/images/mono2.jpg
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The 3 Websites I Used Were… Google – It helped me with my information and my pictures. Familydoctor. org – Find more information. Kidsheath.org - Find additional information.
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The best website was Google
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