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Infectious mononucleosis is a disease most common among teenagers or young adults and is also known as mono or glandular fever. The disease is generally spread through kissing or sexual activity and for this reason is popularly referred to as the "kissing disease". This is a viral infection and the disease is caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus.
This virus is generally transmitted through contact with saliva that is infected.
The symptoms of the disease usually last for weeks, with symptoms like appetite loss, fever, fatigue, sore throat, swollen lymph glands or swollen tonsils, headache, enlarged liver, jaundice, enlarged spleen, which would cause pain in the upper left abdomen and joint pain or muscle soreness.
Rest is the best and most important recourse for the treatment of mononucleosis, considering that the liver and spleen are affected by the disease.
Some other effective remedies that you could try to treat mononucleosis at home would include aromatherapy and salt water gargling. Aromatherapy treatment is quite popular and eucalyptus, bergamot and lavender essential oils are good options, and such a warm bat can help relieve fatigue. Consuming some garlic can also help a lot as it helps against viral infections. Wild Indigo and cleavers plant extracts are also believed to help cleanse the lymphatic system. Elder and yarrow flower have medicinal properties and are believed to0 help reduce the fever. If a sore throat is also one of the symptoms then gargling with salt water or licorice can be quite effective.
The most important thing to fight off and overcome any viral infection is to strengthen your immune system. Antibiotics are not very effective against viral infections and it is your immune system that eventually overcomes the virus, so it is important that you follow a diet plan that is healthy and provides you all the necessary nutrients to boost and strengthen your system.
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