Symptoms of Mononucleosis

By Rickey Henolap


Mononucleosis is known as the "Kissing Disease Mono." However, the kissing disease mono is definitely not as funny as the name implies. It is called the kissing disease mono because it is spread through or is exchanged by infected saliva. Although kissing disease mono may occur at any age, it is known to be spread among 15 to 17 year olds. It will cause fever, swollen lymph glands and a sore throat.

Drinking a cup of apple cider vinegar and honey can be helpful in the treatment of mononucleosis. The acidity of the apple cider vinegar will flush away toxins and cleanse the back of the throat while honey acts as a lubricant to provide sore throat relief. Drinking frequently as needed will ease the pain and accelerate recovery. This specific treatment of mononucleosis is excellent for providing an immediate remedy to this problem.

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.

The kissing disease mono can be prevented by getting a vaccination. Once you have been given the vaccination you will develop a resistance making it next to impossible to get a bout of it. Another sure way not to get the very infectious disease is to avoid undo contact while the disease is active.

The doctor that you go to see may offer some Corticosteroids. This medication is only used as a form of mononucleosis treatments in rare cases of the disease. For instance airway obstruction, hemolytic anemia, and any other thing that is very rare. Antibiotics are never used as one of the mononucleosis treatments. Most of the cases that come about are rarely so severe that it can put you in the hospital. Majority of the time, the only mononucleosis treatments are things that you can do are the self treatments

Kissing disease mono very rarely causes any kind of complications, however, if there are any complications they can become extremely serious. Your spleen may become enlarged and may burst because it causes the spleen to handle a lot more blood cells than it usually does. Although it is very rare for the spleen to rupture it can be fatal if it is not treated very quickly. That is why it is extremely important to be aware of the symptoms that may cause the spleen to enlarge or possibly rupture. If you feel like your heart is beating extremely rapid or very hard, if you feel lightheaded, have trouble breathing, experience any pain in the upper left part of your abdomen or you are easily bleeding more than normal you should seek medical treatment immediately.




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