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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Ncid: Epstein Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the National Center for Infectious Diseases' page on Epstein-Barr and mononucleosis. It gives in-depth information about the disease, diagnosis, laboratory tests and interpretation of results.
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Handout
WebMD

Medicine Net: Infectious Mononucleosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MedicineNet.com gives an in-depth description of mononucleosis, its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, as well as complications that can come up. Links are provided for easy access to the topics as well to...
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Mononucleosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This 3-page article explores "mono." Content includes a focus on what mononucleosis is, how people get it, and how to recover from the disease.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: What's Mono?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Two-page article relaying the symptoms and transmission of mononucleosis, also known as the "kissing disease." Includes links information on related topics such as fever, headaches, muscles, flu, and strep throat.
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Handout
American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Mononucleosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives easy-to-understand information about Mononucleosis, including symptoms, how it's passed, diagnosis, treatment, and activity warnings. This is a great article to check out in order to get an overview of information on...
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Website
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Mononucleosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Mayo Clinic provides great information on the "kissing disease," otherwise known as mononucleosis or mono. Includes information on signs and symptoms, screening and diagnosis, complications, treatment and prevention.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Cp: False Positive Test Results

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A certain test for mononucleosis has a 99% chance of correctly diagnosing a patient with mononucleosis and a 5% chance of misdiagnosing a patient who does not have the infection. Suppose the test is given to a group where 1% of the...
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Study Links Lupus to Epstein Barr Virus

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by CNN (December 15, 1997), talks about a link that may have been discovered between the Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, and lupus.