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How do you get mono without kissing?

Infections like "mono" (infectious mononucleosis) are contagious and can lead to symptoms like fever, sore throat, exhaustion, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. Mono, sometimes known as "the kissing disease," commonly strikes teens and young adults. Adults over 40 are less likely to experience it.

Adults who contract mono are likely to develop slow-onset symptoms four to eight weeks after infection.

When infectious mononucleosis affects older persons, its symptoms are frequently misdiagnosed as lymphoma, leukemia, biliary obstruction, or even a "fever of unexplained origin."

The following mono symptoms are more prevalent in elderly adults:

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