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health articles 429 [10701]Glandular Fever – Symptoms of Glandular Fever Glandular fever (or kissing disease) is the common term used to describe an acute viral infection called infectious mononucleosis. The virus that causes glandular fever is known as Epstein-Barr virus. Glandular fever mainly affects young adults. A chronic form of glandular fever is one of the suggested causes of chronic fatigue syndrome. The most common age to get glandular fever with symptoms is between the ages of 10 and 35. Only people who havent already had it as a child can get glandular fever as an older child or young adult. If youve already had it, your body has produced antibodies that fight the virus if you come into contact with it again. Its very rare to get glandular fever twice. The cause of glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis) is a virus known as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This is most frequently seen in teenagers and young adults. It is thought to spread in a similar way to many other viruses, from saliva, and is sometimes jokingly referred to as the kissing disease, as it is often passed from boyfriend to girlfriend or vice versa. Glandular Fever is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. It can be spread by coughing and sneezing or by sharing eating and drinking utensils. Once you have recovered from glandular fever, its unlikely that you will get it again as you develop immunity to the infection. The virus will still be in your body but, like other herpes viruses, EBV can live in your body without causing any illness. Most adults carry antibodies to EBV in their blood - this shows that they have been infected at some time. The disease is transmitted in saliva (also called the kissing disease) and by aerosol. Some young adults may remain debilitated and depressed for some months after infection. However, reactivation of latent virus is only thought to occur in immunocompromised patients such as AIDS patients. EBV is the cause of oral hairy leucoplakia,