glandular fever

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Acute infection with the virus can cause glandular fever -- also known as "kissing disease" -- and can put infected individuals out of action for several months.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

George, 27, from Putney in south-west London, was recovering from glandular fever when he became "really ill" in March 2020 with suspected Covid.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2023

A Harvard University study in 2022 showed compelling evidence that the Epstein-Barr virus that causes glandular fever triggers the process.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2023

In his late teens, Michael started having health problems - from night sweats to glandular fever to a bad bout of flu.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022

I shove the half-lemon in, shove Grandma out, tell myself the English bloke has glandular fever, cold sores, and tooth decay, the trifecta of unkissability, like every other hot male in Lost Cove.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson