My 20 year old dd was diagnosed today with mono. Now I'm worried about my 18 month old baby getting it. Do any of you have experience with this? She was just dragging around, no energy at all, coughing and feeling feverish. We really don't need any more of this!!! Any ideas for comfort measures, or how to keep the rest of the gang getting it??

Just practice good hygiene. Its called the kissing disease. So wash hands don't let her kiss the baby, etc...... incubation period is 4-6 weeks. The fatigue of mono could lasts from 1-2 months. Good Luck , I hope she gets lots of rest!

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Lots of hand washing, rest, and no sharing glasses, bites from others food, and kissing.

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The above is all good hygiene advice.

My story:
My ds got mono at 3 years of age. He had no symptoms and I was shocked when at a routine visit they said his spleen was enlarged and they then did a mono test. Now it is difficult not to get sick from a 3 year old, but my dh and I never got it.
My dd then got it at 16, she even had a bf at the time and he was tested and never got mono. How did my dd get it? How did my ds get it? I have no idea, but it seems that they didn't transmit it to anyone.....and I am not a super clean person.
My ds never had symptoms (except for the enlarged spleen)
but my dd had extremely enlarged and puss nodes inside her throat. She ended up being out of school for the entire spring term. She never had to be hospitalized but her tiredness, weakness and lack of energy and appetite lasted a very very long time. Yet EVERY case is entirely different. At her high school several kids were out for 1 week, some for 1 month and 2 out for the spring. I have another friend in their 20s who even was hospitalized and yet went bounced back to work after 2 weeks. Every person is different.

Rest, and relax is all your dd can do. It can be frustrating at times, but it is the best advice.

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I had mono or the Epstein Barr Virus about 3-4 years ago I was just dragging worse than I normally do for someone with Lupus and fibro and I was sleeping a lot ,low grade persistant fever (Which is nothing new for me) and my Primary Care ran a series of tests and I tested Positive no-one in the family had it and I had pretty much been sequestered in the house for several months due to kidney problems except for the weekly foray into the Doctors office. It took me close to 2 years to fully recover from it and I still carry the virus all the time it just lays dormant and then whammo pops back up big-time my virus load is high. I don't think they truly know what causes Mono or how it is transmitted I had it when I was 14 got diagnosed on vacation, only child parents werent sick and I wasnt dating I was at that time a huge man hater I hated all things male.

Just good hygeine is about I Can say and keep her far away from the baby. Make sure DD rests drinks a lot of fluids and stays on top of her fever. Everyone bounces back differently.

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I had mono many years ago and no one around me got it. We did as others mentioned, no sharing foods or drinks, kissing, etc. For me, the symptoms lasted quite a while. I felt better after a month or so but any "major" activity and I was out of it for a week. I remember about a year after I was over the mono and had my energy back, we went on vacation and when we came home I slept for a week, just could not function. So many times the fatigue hangs on. I was advised to take mega doses of Vitamin C, which I did. Now, I don't recommend anything but it did help me. I also was given an herbal supplement by my MIL and it was wonderful for energy. Most importantly, LOTS OF REST, if possible.
I hope your dd feels better soon. It's a tough illness to shake off.

I had mono as a young teenager. I drank after my cousin at a family dinner and low and behold, he found out he had mono the next week. Next thing you know, I was feeling like crap (I remember it still). It is easily transmitted but as others have said, if you use good hygiene, others will not catch it! No one else in my family got it back then. Simply sharing a drink will pass the germ/illness though so be careful. Thankfully your sick daughter is old enough to know to be careful and will be extra careful around your little one (and everyone else), I'm sure.

The tiredness lasts a long time (I remember that more than anything!). Rest is the best thing for her right now and as time goes on, she WILL feel better.

Hang in there....you CAN keep this from spreading...it's not that hard! Good luck!

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I caught mono in my teens from sharing a cigarette with a friend who had it.I had a bad case of it but was kissing my bf for hours upon end and he never caught it ,so I think it just depends on what condition your immune system is in whether you catch it or not.

I had Mono right after I graduated from High School. I know at that time I was burning the candle at both ends, so I am sure my immunity was very low. My boyfriend at that time also got it. I was very sick with it, my bf had a very mild case. My oldest daughter also got Mono when she was in High School. She ended up being admitted to the Hospital. She was one sick young lady. She couldn't even sip water, they had to give her IVs. Her boyfriend at the time did NOT get mono from her. So, I really don't know what to tell you to do, other than to wash your hands a lot and not share food/drinks.