Essay Archive - Mononucleosis
Mononucleosis
Mononucleosis is an infectious disease of humans in which the blood and
tissues contain mononuclear leukocytes (white blood cells with only one nucleus),
either monocytes or lymphocytes. An infectious disease is a disease that can
give you an infection, can be transmitted by infection without actual contact,
or can be caused by a microorganism. All species of animals are afflicted with
infections caused by a wide variety of organisms, from submicroscopic viruses to
wormlike parasites. When a person has an infectious disease like mono the
organism gains access to the patients bo....
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