Mononucleosis
            
            
             Mononucleosis is an infectious disease found in humans, in which the blood and tissues contain mononuclear leukocytes. These are white blood cells with only one nucleus, either monocytes or lymphocytes. An infectious disease is a disease that can give you an infection, it can be transmitted by infection without actual contact, or can be caused by a microorganism. All species of animals are afflicted with infections caused by a wide variety of organisms, from submicroscopic viruses to wormlike parasites. When a person has an infectious disease like mono the organism gains access to the patients body, survives, and then multiples. Next, the patient gets the symptoms. Then the patient may die or recover spontaneously, or the infection may respond to specific therapy. Often there is an immunity. Infectious diseases have strongly influenced the course of history on Earth. The organisms responsible for human infections are viruses. Viruses are simple life forms consisting of nucleic acid, encoding genetic information, and surface components of protein that enable them to enter cells. Viruses are unable to multiply outside of cells. Mononucleosis is found in DNA, in the body. Mono is a viral disease that affects those usually between the age of ten and thirty-five, even though any person of any age can extract the disease. This disease found in mainly adolescents and adults seems to only occur in those who escaped the Epstein-Barr virus infection at childhood. The Epstein-Barr virus or EBV is a lot like herpes. Mono, also known as Glandular Fever, affects the lymph nodes in the neck, arm pits and groin, causing them to appear like knots in your muscles. The virus can remain active, anywhere from one to two weeks to six to eight weeks. Some people even suffer from mononucleosis for months at a time, but it all depends on your personal recuperation time. Recuperation is a very ...