Is it possible to hav e mononucleosis/kissing disease/Pfeiffer for a 2nd time in life???

I had the disease 14 years ago and this Friday I麓ll be tested for the disease again, this doctor doesn麓t know that I have had this disease, because it just hasn麓t occured to tell her, and when she mentioned mononucleosis I didn麓t know it was the same disease...

It is rare, because your body should still have antibodies from the first time, but it can happen- check out the resource below for more about viruses.

This virus may live in us for a lifetime with recurrences.

It doesn't go away...You'll keep it in a latent stage even after the symptoms are gone, so you will probably test positive for it.

In theory, no. Most of us contact mono as children, and the symptoms are relatively mild and non-specific. Random serology testing of 14 year olds shows a high rate of previous exposure. It seems that the individuals who are first exposed to mono when in teens or older get more severe symptoms.

There are several bacterial and viral infections that cause sore throat, swollen glands, fever and fatigue. Differentiating them from mono is not always easy. Also, serological testing for the EB virus that causes mono is not always clear cut and easy to interpret.

The EB virus persists in our bodies for life, and an infected person remains contageous intermittently for perhaps a year.