Measuring a patient's ratio of white blood cell types may help physicians accurately distinguish between the similar conditions infectious mononucleosis and bacterial tonsillitis, potentially guiding ...

To differentiate acute purulent tonsillitis from infectious mononucleosis, divide the total number of lymphocytes by the WBC count. If the ratio is >0.35, the diagnosis is mono. One of our biggest ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the main cause of mono, which can last for a few weeks or several months. It spreads mostly through saliva and is usually transmissible for up to 6 months, or in some cases ...

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics reports ongoing COVID-19 cases, strep throat, an increase in mono cases over the past few weeks, colds, and post-viral rashes. Dr ...

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects almost everyone by the time they’re 30, but not everyone necessarily shows symptoms of the illness, acute infectious mononucleosis, which many call the “kissing ...

Infectious mononucleosis is an illness caused by a viral infection. It is commonly called mononucleosis, or "mono." Mononucleosis is most often caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. In some cases, it is ...

Tonsils, everyone is born with them, but what do they do? “Nobody really knows exactly how they work or what their function is,” says Dr. Ryan Winters, a board-certified Otolaryngologist Head and Neck ...

Measuring a patient's ratio of white blood cell types may help physicians accurately distinguish between the similar conditions infectious mononucleosis and bacterial tonsillitis, potentially guiding ...