This is otherwise known as "mono" or "the kissing disease". Mono is cause by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). It effects teens and young adults, and young kids in third world countries. The way mono is transmitted to the body is by person to person by saliva. Ways you could do this would be kissing, sharing drinks, silverware or toothbrushes. The symptoms or mononucleosis are fatigue, headache, sore throat, abdominal pain and nausea. The tonsils in someone's body afflicted with mono may swell due to the sore throat. Bad cases of mono may cause enlarged liver. To find out if you have mono, doctors must take a blood count. If the number of white blood cells exceeds the number or red blood cells and if you are suffering the symptoms, then you do have infectious mononucleosis. There is no specific medication for mono but resting, drinking clear fluids, keeping the fever in check will speed up the recovery.
Chicken Pox.
Chicken pox otherwise known as varicella is caused by herpes-virus varicellazoster. The chicken pox usually strike around January to May. They spread by coughing or contact with fluid inside lesions (touching someone's open wound of an infected person). Usually children around the age of 10 are infected with the chicken pox, but anyone can get them. The symptoms experienced with this illness are discomfort for the first 24 hours accompanied by a slight fever. Then a rash appears, consisting of small bumps, which spreads all over the body. Serious cases may cause pneumonia, infections in the heart, kidneys, liver and joints.
Measles.
Measles are caused by morbillivirus. It's transmitted from person to person by breathing secretions. It produces an illness, which consists of fever, cough, runny nose and a rash. The rash usually begins inside the mouth and then spreads throughout the body. Complications for the measles include ear infection, and pneumonia. There is no specific treatment for measles.
