10 Mononucleosis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #3: Fatigue
If you or a loved one experience fever, swollen lymph nodes and feel tired and unable to get anything done for a long period of time (chronic fatigue), EBV could be the culprit. The disease is most common in the 15-24 age group and, therefore, it could be one of the causes (i.e. anemia, depression, hypothyroidism) why teenagers and young adults may experience periods of extreme tiredness.
Notice that most patients with mononucleosis don’t realize that they have the infection because the acute symptoms like fever and sore throat disappear after a while or might not be present in the first place. These are accompanied by fatigue, which may last for 6 months or longer.
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