Infectious mononucleosis

Infectious mononucleosis is an acute self-limiting infectious disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Its clinical features are fever, pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy, peripheral blood lymphocytes significantly increased and abnormal lymphocytes appear. Heterotropic agglutination test is positive, and anti-EBV antibodies appear in the body after infection.

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