When you think of mono, you probably associate it with teenagers and young adults. Actually, mono most often occurs in these age groups. About 50% of students have had mononucleosis by the time they finish high school. If you are a teenager, the prospect of a few weeks or more off school is probably quite appealing. However, mono can have some pretty horrible symptoms and can leave you feeling tired and weak for months. Mononucleosis symptoms generally take about 4 to 8 weeks to appear, though on occasion, it can take up to 12 weeks for symptoms to develop. Symptoms include:
- Initially, loss of energy, chills, and a lack of appetite
- Bad sore throat and swollen lymph nodes (for the first 2 weeks)
- Fever
- Extreme fatigue
- Persistently tender spleen (felt as a pain in your left side)
- Rarely, a pink rash will appear on the body
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