Pdf mononucleosis infecciosa virus

The virus spreads through saliva, which is why its sometimes called kissing disease. Characteristically it consists of fever, lymphadenopaty and acute pharyingitis and ocasionally it will also present. We now know that the characteristic atypical lymphocytes, carefully described morphologically by downey and. Epsteinbarr virus adolescents and adults any infectious mononucleosis 80% cytomegalovirus adolescents and adults any heterophile antibodynegative mononucle osis 5 to 7%. Infectious mononucleosis syndrome in adolescents and adult patients infectious mononucleosis syndrome, characterized in typical cases by fever, sore throat, tonsillar exudates, cervical adenopathies and atypical lymphocytosis is associated in most cases to epsteinbarr virus ebv infection. Infectious mononucleosis im is a widely spread systemic viral disease caused in 90% of cases by the epsteinbarr virus evb and approximately 95% of the adult population is ebvseropositive. Infectious mononucleosis syndrome in adolescents and adult patients.

Aunque su devenir es generalmente benigno, conviene diagnosticarla. Gilka rocha mercado, daniela murillo rocha medico familiar cimfa central cns, umsa. Evolution of ebv or cmv infection is favorable with infrequent complications. Infectious mononucleosis im, mono, also known as glandular fever, is an infection usually caused by the epsteinbarr virus ebv.

Enfermedad del beso mononucleosis infecciosa virus del. Recent infection with epsteinbarr virus is indicated by the presence. Epsteinbarr virus, frequently referred to as ebv, is a member of the herpesvirus family and one of the most common human viruses. Whereas most ebv infections of infants and children are. Epsteinbarr virus and infectious mononucleosis cdc. See page 1201 for definitions of strengthofrecommendation labels.

Infectious mononucleosis syndrome, characterized in typical cases by fever, sore throat, tonsillar exudates, cervical adenopathies and atypical lymphocytosis is associated in most cases to epsteinbarr virus ebv infection. Infectious mononucleosis is the name coined by sprunt and evans in 1920 1 for an acute infectious disease consisting of fever, cervical lymphadenopathy and pharyngitis accompanied by atypical large peripheral blood lymphocytes. Paul lennon, michael crotty, john e fenton infectious mononucleosis bmj 2015. Most people are infected by the virus as children, when the disease produces few or no symptoms.

Infectious mononucleosis, or mono, is an infection usually caused by the epsteinbarr virus. Infectious mononucleosis mono mono symptoms medlineplus. The infectious mononucleosis im etiology its attributed to several virus, mainly epsteinbarr virus ebv, discovered by epstein. Im is a clinical syndrome caused by epsteinbarr virus. Epsteinbarr virus ebv is the most common cause of infectious mononucleosis, but other viruses can also cause this disease. In young adults, the disease often results in fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, and tiredness. Assessing highresolution melt curve analysis for accurate detection of gene variants in complex dna fragments. Infectious mononucleosis disease fact sheet spanish.