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Infectious Mononucleosis: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment and More
- Dr. Sarah Adams, retired primary care pediatrician HealthDay Reporter
- February 2, 2026
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Infectious mononucleosis, often called “mono,” is a viral illness best known for causing extreme fatigue, sore throat and swollen glands.
Mono is often referred to as the “kissing disease,” because it spreads through saliva, but that is only one ...
Long COVID Can Make It Tougher to Exercise, and Research Is Revealing Why
- HealthDay Reporter
- Alan Mozes
- May 31, 2023
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Lack of energy for exercise is a common problem for folks with so-called long COVID.
New research pinpoints the most likely reason why: diminished capacity to get the heart pumping fast enough to support the effort. The name for this is chronotropic incompetence.
Scientists May Understand Link Between Common Virus & Multiple Sclerosis
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- May 18, 2023
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It's been known for years that Epstein-Barr virus can trigger multiple sclerosis or drive progression of the degenerative disease, and Swedish researchers think they now understand why.
Some people have antibodies against the common Epstein-Barr virus that mistakenly att...
Hope for 1st Vaccine Against Virus Driving 'Mono,' Cancers and Maybe MS
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- May 5, 2022
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Two experimental vaccines show promise in protecting against infection with the "mono" virus, which also causes cancer and has been implicated as a potential trigger of multiple sclerosis, a new paper reports.
Tested only in animals so far, the vaccines block two pathway...
Epstein-Barr Virus: It Causes Mono and Maybe MS. Is a Vaccine Near?
- HealthDay Reporter
- February 10, 2022
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The mononucleosis virus, Epstein-Barr, has become a major suspect in the search for what causes multiple sclerosis.
Now researchers are raising the next logical question -- can we stop both MS and mononucleosis by preventing Epstein-Barr infections, which occur ...
Scientists Discover How the 'Mono' Virus Might Trigger MS
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- January 26, 2022
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A one-two punch from science has clearly tagged the mononucleosis virus, Epstein-Barr, as a major cause of multiple sclerosis.
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) appears to trigger multiple sclerosis...
Could the 'Mono' Virus Help Trigger Multiple Sclerosis?
- HealthDay Reporter
- Amy Norton
- January 14, 2022
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For years, researchers have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus, best known for causing mononucleois, might also play a role in triggering multiple sclerosis. Now a new study strengthens the case.
The study, of more than 10 million U.S. military personnel, found the ri...