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<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Recently, we have had several cases of mononucleosis diagnosed in the Upper School. Please review the information below about this virus. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jasmin Whitfield, our School Nurse, at whitfieldj@sidwell.edu. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mamadou</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mamadou Guèye|Upper School Principal|Sidwell Friends School|</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #994806;">What is Mono?</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mononucleosis is a viral infection causing fever, sore throat, and swollen lymph glands, especially in the neck.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #995735;">Causes, incidence, and risk factors</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mononucleosis, or mono, is often spread by saliva and close contact. It is also known as "the kissing disease” although it can be spread other ways, such as exposure through coughing or sneezing.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #995735;">Symptoms</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mono may begin slowly with fatigue, a general ill feeling, headache, and sore throat. The sore throat slowly gets worse.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Symptoms of mononucleosis include:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Drowsiness</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Fever</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Loss of appetite</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Muscle aches or stiffness</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Rash</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Sore throat</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Swollen lymph nodes, especially in the neck and armpit</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Swollen spleen</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Less frequently occurring symptoms include:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Chest pain</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Cough</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Fatigue</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Headache</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Hives</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Jaundice (yellow color to the skin)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Neck stiffness</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Nosebleed</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Rapid heart rate</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Sensitivity to light</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Shortness of breath</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #995735;">Calling your health care provider</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The initial symptoms of mono feel very much like a typical viral illness. It is not necessary to contact a health care provider unless symptoms last longer than 10 days or you develop the following:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Abdominal pain</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Breathing difficulty</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Persistent high fevers (more than 101.5°F)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Severe headache</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Severe sore throat or swollen tonsils</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Weakness in the arm or legs</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Yellow discoloration of your eyes or skin</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Call 911 or go to an emergency room if you develop:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Sharp, sudden, severe abdominal pain</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Significant difficulty swallowing or breathing</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">• Stiff neck or severe weakness</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #994806;">Prevention</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Persons with mononucleosis may be contagious while they have symptoms and for up to a few months afterwards. How long someone with the disease is contagious</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">varies. The virus can live for several hours outside the body. Avoid kissing, sharing utensils, or liquids if you or someone close to you has mono.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 1em"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #0003ff;">www.nih.gov</span></p>
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