infectious mononucleosis
common viral infectious disease
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Summary
infectious mononucleosis is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,555 views/month, #19 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: Epstein–Barr virus infection[4], cytomegaloviral disease[5], viral infectious disease[6], angina[7], Herpesviridae infectious disease[8], infectious disease[9]
- Commons category: Infectious mononucleosis[10]
- ICPC 2 ID: A75[11]
- Symptoms and signs: fever[12], lymphadenopathy[13], hepatomegaly[14], splenomegaly[15], tonsillitis[16], leukocytosis[17], lymphocytosis[18], rash[19], enlargement of lymph nodes[20]
- Has cause: Epstein–Barr virus[21], Human betaherpesvirus 5[22]
- Medical examination: physical examination[23], complete blood count[24], blood test[25], polymerase chain reaction[26], ELISA[27]
- Possible treatment: gargling[28], antimicrobial drug[29], corticosteroid[30], histamine antagonist[31]
- Disease transmission process: airborne transmission[32], haemocontact transmission of pathogen[33], placental transmission[34]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[35]
- ICD-9-CM: 075[36]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C34726[37]
- Different from: Pfeiffer syndrome[38]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[39]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_8568[40], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:8568[41]
- Maximal incubation period in humans: 40 day[42]
- Minimal incubation period in humans: 4 day[43]
Why It Matters
infectious mononucleosis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]