LYMPHOCYTES
March 20, 2008
Infectious Mononucleosis: The “Kissing Disease”
Infectious mononucleosis (IM) was first described in 1889 as glandular fever, a clinical illness characterized by fever, fatigue, abdominal discomfort, hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of both the liver and spleen), and lymphadenopathy.
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