Glandular fever

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mononucleosis

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  • Glandular fever is a fairly common viral infection.
  • Glandular fever is a fatigue illness.
  • Glandular fever is an infectious disease of children, young people, and occasionally adults.
  • As glandular fever is caused by a virus rather than bacteria, antibiotics have no effect.
  • The virus that causes glandular fever is known as Epstein-Barr virus.
  • Glandular fever i.e. infectious mononucleosis is an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream.

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