Does Mono affect your lungs?
Considering this, is Mono a respiratory infection? Mononucleosis: The Forgotten Respiratory Condition. Sometimes called the “kissing disease” because it is spread through saliva, mono is most often caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a very common virus (though other viruses can also cause mono). In fact, before age 5, 50% of individuals are infected by…