kissing disease
Epstein-Barr virus illness
Kissing disease is an informal name for infectious mononucleosis, a viral illness spread through saliva.
The name reflects its common transmission route among teenagers and young adults: She caught the kissing disease from her boyfriend.
Symptoms include fatigue, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes.
Contagious viral infection causing exhaustion
- Epstein-BarrMono-inducing viral pathogen
- glandular feverViral infection causing fatigue
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- feverElevated body temperature
hepatomegaly · pharyngitis · tonsillitis · jaundice · rash · blood test · white blood cells
Mouth's digestive secretion
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- spreadTo distribute widely
- communicableCapable of being spread
close contact · incubation · droplets · carriers · viral shedding · reactivation
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- dorm lifeStudent communal living experience
- young adultsPeople roughly 18-30
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- weaknessDeficiency in force
tiredness · swollen glands · body aches · night sweats · headache · loss of appetite
Post-illness healing phase
- restCessation of activity
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
gradual return · weeks · months · relapse · patience
mononucleosis
Contagious viral infection causing exhaustion
- Epstein-BarrMono-inducing viral pathogen
- glandular feverViral infection causing fatigue
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
fever · hepatomegaly · pharyngitis · tonsillitis · jaundice · rash · blood test · white blood cells
saliva
Mouth's digestive secretion
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- spreadTo distribute widely
close contact · communicable · incubation · droplets · carriers · viral shedding · reactivation
teenagers
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- dorm lifeStudent communal living experience
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
weakness · tiredness · swollen glands · body aches · night sweats · headache · loss of appetite
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- restCessation of activity
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
hydration · gradual return · weeks · months · relapse · patience
- Herpes Virusesherpes, herpesvirus, cold sore, cold sores, genital herpes
- Mononucleosismono, mononucleosis
kissing diseaseairborne disease
Pathogen spread by inhalation
tuberculosis · measles · COVID-19 · influenza · chickenpox
kissing diseasegenetic disorder
Abnormality in inherited code
hereditary disease · autoimmune disease · congenital condition · Huntington's disease · cystic fibrosis
kissing diseaseterminal illness
Incurable, deadly medical condition
Ebola · rabies · pancreatic cancer · ALS · chronic disease
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