Antiviral drug found to reduce severity of mono

Monday, September 14, 2009 - 15:56 in Health & Medicine

The so-called kissing disease is commonly treated only with rest. But in a study, young people who received an antiviral medication early in the illness became less sick. Mononucleosis, the curse of high school and college students, doesn't have to bring social and academic lives to a screeching halt, researchers reported today. Instead, the disease can be treated to shorten the duration of...

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