mononucleosis

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During his second season, Darnold became a punchline when he had to miss three games with mononucleosis, commonly referred to as the “kissing disease.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Before advancing his chess game while idled during COVID, he learned how to solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than 40 seconds while battling mononucleosis as a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Knipe says he became interested in the biology of herpesviruses as an undergraduate while recovering from a bout of mononucleosis.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2023

He was aware that he had risk factors for lymphoma, including an autoimmune disease and having had mono, or infectious mononucleosis, as a child.

From New York Times • May 20, 2023

The privileged, the few, the Junior Marthas have been laid waste by mononucleosis, leaving Heather all by herself.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson