Mono (kissing sickness)

[erkishhorde]

I'm about to head back up to SLO for a meeting with my adviser and I'm planning on staying w/ my old housemate. Thing is, she's got mono this time. Anything I should be careful of? I have no intention of swapping spit with her and I'm not sure how I would do it unintentionally and get myself sick on accident. Can you get mono if the contaminated person coughs on their hand and opens a door and then you touch the handle and wipe your eyes? The new guy that took my room hasn't gotten sick yet and the girl's been sick for nearly a month now and just had a relapse so I'm not terribly worried. It's just that the couch I sleep on is the same couch that she likes the huddle up on and watch TV when she's not feeling well.

[GAAN]

if youre going to get mono you might as well get naked and sticky doing it

[Speeddog]

So, she's been sick for a *month*, and just had a relapse.

You're giving the idea of staying in that house serious consideration...why?

[erkishhorde]

So, she's been sick for a *month*, and just had a relapse.

You're giving the idea of staying in that house serious consideration...why?

Iono, I thought it was hard to catch mono. I obviously don't know much about it. The relapse is because she keeps going to classes instead of staying home and resting.

[ducatiz]

just be sure that when she licks you that you don't accidentally lick in the same spot.

[Speedbag]

I have to assume that this girl is amazingly hot...

[avizpls]

have you ever had mono?


it is not worth it. Stay somewhere else....a tent would be better. Its so much worse than you would even imagine.

[Veloce-Fino]

if youre going to get mono you might as well get naked and sticky doing it

Mono is terrible. A mild/moderate fever and EXTREME tiredness that lasts for WEEKS.

It just drags on forever and you want to eat a bullet after a while.



Still, if you're going to do it, do it right and get sticky. 

[JEFF_H]

From webmd-

Mono can be spread through contact with saliva, mucus from the nose and throat, and sometimes tears. Because the virus can be spread through kissing, it has earned the nickname the "kissing disease." If you have mono, you can avoid passing the virus to others by not kissing anyone and by not sharing things like drinking glasses, eating utensils, or toothbrushes.

so not airborne
but this sounds rough-

a common viral illness that can leave you feeling tired and weak for weeks or months.

[The Bacon Junkie]

I had mono in college...  It SUCKED!

I slept all day, got up at 5pm, ate, went back to sleep u 'til about 3am, up for an hour, then back to sleep.  For someone as hyper as me, it was torture not being able to have the energy to do anything.  Somehow, though, I managed to get laid... I guess I didn't have the energy to say no...   

[psycledelic]

Iono, I thought it was hard to catch mono. I obviously don't know much about it. The relapse is because she keeps going to classes instead of staying home and resting.

Seems pretty hard to get rid of it also.

[il d00d]

Somehow, though, I managed to get laid... I guess I didn't have the energy to say no...   

Wait... did they know you had mono?  Maybe they were tying to get a pass on grades for the semester.

[The Bacon Junkie]

Wait... did they know you had mono?  Maybe they were tying to get a pass on grades for the semester.

Yes, they did.  For the one hour I was awake at 3am I wandered the hall in my (co-ed) dorm.  Their door was open.  I said hi.  They invited me in, asked how I was feeling, etc... Small talk about how mono sucks, wish I felt better, blah blah.  They gave each other a look, said they wanted to help me feel better. (cheesy lines rule)   I wasn't really gonna say no, was I?
 

[wbeck257]

I lost 45lbs over a three week period with mono.
Avg'ed 21 hours a sleep a day. Barley had the energy to get up to use the bathroom or shower.

If you want to know what it feels like to be dead, get mono.

[ducatiz]

They gave each other a look, said they wanted to help me feel better. (cheesy lines rule)   I wasn't really gonna say no, was I?
 

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