Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Mononucleosis (also called "Mono", glandular fever and colloquially, the "kissing disease"), is a disease most commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Read More at Wikipedia ›Two-time French Open runner-up Robin Soderling will miss the French Open, Wimbledon and the Olympics while he recovers from mononucleosis.
The Swede hasn't played a tournament since winning in Bastad, Sweden, last July. He withdrew from the U.S. Open just before the first round."I really want to come back. I haven't turned 28 yet and hopefully I have many years left," Soderling said Monday. "Hopefully, I'll get back into shape fairly quickly."Soderling upset Rafael Nadal in the fourth round in Paris in 2009, ending the Spaniard's 31-match winning streak at Roland Garros. He is now ranked No. 65.Soderling said he doesn't know precisely when he'll be back, but he wants to fully regain his strength before returning."I feel all right as long as I don't put too much stress on my body with heavy training," he said. "But I learned early on to not go back too quickly and I don't want another big setback."...College is giving your child an education, but your happy-go-lucky freshman might also pick up a few health problems and generate some doctor's bills to go with that...
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Mononucleosis is often referred to as the kissing disease because it is spread through saliva. You can transmit mono by kissing or sharing utensils, and for this rea...
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