{"id":50580,"date":"2025-04-25T21:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/mayo-health-library\/mononucleosis-can-it-recur\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:44:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:44:37","slug":"mononucleosis-can-it-recur","status":"publish","type":"mayo","link":"https:\/\/hancockhealth.apgar.digital\/de\/mayo-health-library\/mononucleosis-can-it-recur\/","title":{"rendered":"Mononucleosis: Can it recur?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n<p>Most people who have mononucleosis, also called mono, will have it only once. The disease often goes away in 2 to 4 weeks after causing symptoms such as fever and fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>Mono is caused by a viral infection. Most cases of mononucleosis are caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Once you catch the virus, you carry it for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n<p>Some studies suggest that it&#8217;s possible to get mononucleosis again after you recover from mono linked to <abbr title=\"Epstein-Barr virus\">EBV<\/abbr>. More research is needed to understand the extent, if any, that this happens in otherwise healthy adults. But overall, it&#8217;s highly unlikely to happen. Most people will never have another bout of mono caused by <abbr title=\"Epstein-Barr virus\">EBV<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>After you recover from mononucleosis caused by <abbr title=\"Epstein-Barr virus\">EBV<\/abbr>, it&#8217;s possible to get mono again from a different source. It doesn&#8217;t come back, but instead is a new infection. Some causes of mono other than <abbr title=\"Epstein-Barr virus\">EBV<\/abbr> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cytomegalovirus.<\/li>\n<li>Toxoplasmosis.<\/li>\n<li>HIV.<\/li>\n<li>Rubella.<\/li>\n<li>Hepatitis A, B or C.<\/li>\n<li>Adenovirus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Talk to your health care provider if you&#8217;ve had mononucleosis before and you think you have symptoms of it again. Mono symptoms can include: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extreme tiredness.<\/li>\n<li>Head and body aches.<\/li>\n<li>Fever.<\/li>\n<li>Sore throat.<\/li>\n<li>Swollen lymph nodes in the neck and underarms.<\/li>\n<li>Rash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other illnesses can cause these symptoms as well. See your health care provider to get diagnosed.<\/p>\n<p>If you do have mono, your provider may suggest you avoid sports. This is because the spleen can swell during a mono infection. And a swollen spleen can be damaged by pressure on the stomach during sports.<\/p>\n<p>This could happen during a contact sport. It could happen in a sport where the stomach presses on something, such as an uneven bar in gymnastics. It also could happen when stomach muscles are used, as in weightlifting.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mono can return in some rare cases. 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