My Friend Is Sick With Glandular Fever And Her Drink

Posted on Sat, 31 Aug 2019

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Question : My friend is sick with glandular fever and her drink bottle sprayed into my eye and I was wondering if I might get sick

Answered by Dr. AJEET SINGH (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
GLANDULAR FEVER

Detailed Answer:
Hi....
Welcome to"Ask a Doctor"service.
I am Dr Ajeet XXXXXXX
I have gone through your query and here is my opinion.

Infectious Mononucleosis or glandular fever (also called kissing disease) is a viral disease caused by Epstein-Barr virus.
It spreads by saliva.
It requires a medical diagnosis and diagnosis is made by a blood test.

As there is always a systemic absorption through eyes and nasal mucosa,a cross infection spreading to you can not be ruled out.

But,fortunately,it should not be a major concern for you.
It usually regresses by itself.

For next few days,take rest,keep yourself well hydrated,have soft diet and take over-the-counter pain and fever-reducing medicines to relieve the symptoms.

Hope that I have answered your query.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng