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http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/NR/rdonlyres/5B8FB618-040A-4E7B-AB19-F2643E2CC149/0/mono.jpg Kissing (on the lips, of course) helps spread mononucleosis from person to person.
www.unishealth.nhs.uk/ Images/SHC_Gfever.gif Mono can cause a very sore throat, fatiuge, aches, cold-like symptoms, and flu-like symptoms.
www.5mcc.com/Assets/ images/F0409.jpg Mono also causes unpleasant rashes on the skin, as seen here.
http://mmserver.cjp.com/images/image/0147055.jpg Red blood cells, a high count of white blood cells, and a microphage (cleans up dead cells) shown here.
http://www.cat.cc.md.us/courses/bio141/labmanua/lab18/images/monopos.jpg A white blood cell. White blood cells help fight disease and bacteria, so when someone has a "high white blood cell count," they are usually sick or infected. This count, along with symptoms, is usually a good indicator of if someone has mono or not.
A cell count of someone with mono.
"Schematic representation of a blood smear as seen through a microscope; unusual number of monocytes [white blood cells] and macrophages [pathogen-cleaners] would suggest mononucleosis; smaller disk-shaped cells are erythrocytes [red blood cells]." |
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