Glandular Fever

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Glandular Fever
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Glandular Fever

• Glandular fever is a type of viral infection
  that mostly affects the age group of young
  adults. This condition is also known as
  infectious mononucleosis, or "mono".

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Who is affected from glandular fever?

• Glandular fever can affect people of all ages,
  but most of the cases are seen in teenagers and
  young adults.Most Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
  infections are thought to occur at the time of
  childhood and cause only mild symptoms or no
  symptoms at all.However, if a person develops
  an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection during
  early adulthood, they can develop glandular
  fever.Once you have had glandular fever, it is
  unlikely you will develop it again. This is
  because people develop lifelong immunity after
  the initial infection.

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What causes glandular fever?

• The primary cause of Glandular fever is
  Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This virus can be found
  in the saliva of infected people and it can
  spread through
• kissing glandular fever is often referred to as
  the "kissing disease"
• exposure to coughs and sneezes
• sharing eating and drinking utensils, such as
  cups, glasses and unwashed cutlery
• Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can be present in the
  saliva of someone who has had glandular fever for
  several months after their symptoms pass, and
  some people may continue to have the virus in
  their saliva on and off for years.

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What causes glandular fever?
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• If you have Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), it's a
  good idea to take steps to avoid infecting others
  while you are ill, such as not kissing other
  people, but there's no need no need to avoid all
  contact with others as the chances of passing on
  the infection are generally low.

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How glandular fever is diagnosed

• Your doctor will first ask about your symptoms
  before carrying out a physical examination to
  diagnose glandular fever. They will look for
  characteristic signs of glandular fever, such as
  swollen glands, tonsils, liver and spleen.Your
  doctor may also suggest having a blood test to
  help in confirming the diagnosis and extract
  infections that can cause similar symptoms like
  cytomegalovirus (CMV), rubella, mumps and
  toxoplasmosis.

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Symptoms

• Common symptoms of glandular fever include
• a high temperature (fever)
• a severely sore throat
• swollen glands in the neck
• fatigue (extreme tiredness)
• While the symptoms of glandular fever can be
  very unpleasant, most of them should pass within
  2 to 3 weeks. Fatigue, however, can occasionally
  last several months.

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How glandular fever is treated

• There is no cure for glandular fever, but there
  are a number of simple treatments and measures
  that can help reduce the symptoms while you wait
  for your body to control the infection.These
  include
• drinking plenty of fluids
• having painkillers, like paracetamol or ibuprofen
• taking much amount of rest and gradually
  increasing your activity as your energy levels
  improve
• Occasionally, antibiotics or corticosteroids may
  be used if you develop complications of glandular
  fever. Some people with specifically major
  symptoms may need to be looked after in hospital
  for a few days.

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