Mononucleosis: The Infamous Kissing Disease Kelley D. Horne Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V (NRS-427V-OL191) Concepts in Community and Public Health August 21, 2016

Mononucleosis, also known as Mono or the Kissing disease, is caused, primarily, by the Epstein-Barr virus(EBV). It was first discovered in 1964 by use of an electron microscope and was named the Kissing Disease due to the overwhelming incidence of Mononucleosis after kissing someone with the virus. The Epstein-Barr virus is a widespread human herpes virusby age 35, almost everyone has antibodies to EBV, indicating past infections (James, M, 2014). While there is currently no vaccine to protect against infectious mononucleosis there are several things you can do to protect yourself and others....