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Why do we call mononucleosis the “kissing disease”?

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Question added by Ayman Khalil
Date Posted: 2014/04/30
Charlyn Marie Velasco
by Charlyn Marie Velasco , Laser Therapist Nurse/ DHA Registered Nurse , Dr. Fawzia Aljeziri Medical Center

Mono is caused by acquiring Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which can spread from person to person through contact with saliva. Thus, a person can be exposed to the virus by sharing eating utensils or kissing  a person who has mono which is why most people call it the "kissing disease"

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