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Can Glandular Fever Spread With Cough?

Hi, my friend just recently got glandular fever from the this guy she used to date I am afraid I might have it because I was in the car with her but she kept coughing without covering her mouth but the windows were wide open will I get it? I'm scared, I'm going to the doctors now for a check up just in case.
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Hi,

Welcome to HCM.

Glandular fever is an infection caused by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). It is also called Infectious Mononucleosis and sometimes the ‘Kissing Disease’.
Glandular fever is spread from person-to-person through contact with saliva.
You do not have to worry as this virus does not survive very well in the environment.
There is no specific treatment for this disease, except symptomatic therapy.
I suggest you quit stressing unnecessarily, follow hand hygiene, avoid sharing cups and glasses with the infected person.
Thanks.
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Can Glandular Fever Spread With Cough?

Hi, Welcome to HCM. Glandular fever is an infection caused by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). It is also called Infectious Mononucleosis and sometimes the ‘Kissing Disease’. Glandular fever is spread from person-to-person through contact with saliva. You do not have to worry as this virus does not survive very well in the environment. There is no specific treatment for this disease, except symptomatic therapy. I suggest you quit stressing unnecessarily, follow hand hygiene, avoid sharing cups and glasses with the infected person. Thanks.