What Is Mononucleosis?
7. Who’s At Risk?
As mentioned, adolescents are more likely to catch mono than other people are. It can still infect people of other ages, however. This is partly due to adolescents being of an age where they are going to have physical relationships with other people. Thus, saliva is more likely to be shared through kissing.
People will also be at a higher risk of developing serious problems from mono if they have a weakened immune system. This can be caused by other disease like HIV/AIDS. It can also be caused by medication that is used to help weaken the immune system. This is often the case in people that have recently had organ transplants to help prevent the new organ from being rejected.
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