Treatment of Mononucleosis

By Rickey Henolap


Mononucleosis is a viral infection that is caused by either the Epstein-Barr virus or cytomegalovirus. Many individuals are exposed to the virus-causing agent while young yet display little to no indication of infection. The disease causes signs of intense, prolonged fatigue, fever, sore throat, weight loss, and lymphodema and is commonly found to affect adolescents and young adults. Incubation and length of symptoms can be as long as several months. Treatment of mononucleosis, therefore, will be a prolonged affair but the effects of the disease can be mollified. Also known as the "kissing disease", mononucleosis can be treated naturally to combat the symptoms. Treatment of mononucleosis can be done in the comfort of the home, without medication.

If not treated with antibiotics, the mononucleosis symptom most often associated with mononucleosis, bodily fatigue, will invade other bodily functions and could even cause death. The disease known as mononucleosis is an attack by a herpes virus. The invading organism attacks red blood cells. As more and more red blood cells are attacked, the body makes more white blood cells to fight the invading virus.

A valuable natural solution in treatment mononucleosis, is sleeping and rest. The less activity and more rest will aid in fighting off the viral infection. The fatigue you may feel during treatment mononucleosis can be overwhelming especially if the person is highly active in school, sports, or work. If you are not used to resting room darkening shades, or even reading a book, or working on a needlework will help you relax and remain quiet during the treatment mononucleosis.

Regular check-ups can also be effective in the treatment for mono kissing disease. Early detection of the virus allows faster treatment for mono kissing disease. It is also, helpful in ensuring good health. Mononucleosis can be detected in the bloodstream. Proper testing is important to determining wether you have developed the virus or not.

The confusing factor about the disease is the nature of the symptoms of mononucleosis that very much resemble those of a common flu. During the first few days the symptoms of mononucleosis will include persistent fatigue, severe headache, dizziness, loss of appetite, fever and muscle pains. In the beginning most people would be sure they are dealing with a flu. However, if those conditions persist for more than ten days, one is likely to be facing the symptoms of mononucleosis.

There is one drug that you do not want to use as one of the mononucleosis treatments. That drug is amoxicillin. It has been shown that the majority of the people, who take this drug as one of their mononucleosis treatments, have gotten some sort of rash because of the mono. The medication Cortisone is given if your tonsils are beginning to swell as one of the mononucleosis treatments. These are the things that you should look into when you are trying to get treated for mononucleosis. Once you have gotten better, then the things that you used to normally do, will not be as tiring as they once were




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