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Mononucleosis is a condition where there is an unusual proliferation of monocyte
Monocyte

Monocyte is a type of leukocyte, part of the human body's immune system. Monocytes have two main functions in the immune system: replenish resident macrophages and dendritic cells under normal states, and in response to inflammation signals, monocytes can move quickly to sites of infection in the tissues and divide/differentiate into mac...
s. Its meaning is similar to the condition of monocytosis
Monocytosis

Monocytosis is an increase in the number of circulating monocytes.In humans, 950/?L is regarded as at the upper limit of normal; monocyte counts above this level are regarded as monocytosis....
.

Sometimes, the use of the term implies Epstein-Barr virus (infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis

EBV infectious mononucleosis is an infectious, viral disease which most commonly occurs in adolescents and young adults. It is characterized by fever, sore throat and fatigue , along with several other possible signs and symptoms....
), but it is also possible for cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus

Cytomegalovirus is a Virus genus of the Herpesviridae group: in humans it is commonly known as HCMV or Human Herpesvirus 5 . CMV belongs to the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily of Herpesviridae, which also includes Roseolovirus....
 to cause mononucleosis.








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Mononucleosis is a condition where there is an unusual proliferation of monocyte
Monocyte

Monocyte is a type of leukocyte, part of the human body's immune system. Monocytes have two main functions in the immune system: replenish resident macrophages and dendritic cells under normal states, and in response to inflammation signals, monocytes can move quickly to sites of infection in the tissues and divide/differentiate into mac...
s. Its meaning is similar to the condition of monocytosis
Monocytosis

Monocytosis is an increase in the number of circulating monocytes.In humans, 950/?L is regarded as at the upper limit of normal; monocyte counts above this level are regarded as monocytosis....
.

Sometimes, the use of the term implies Epstein-Barr virus (infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis

EBV infectious mononucleosis is an infectious, viral disease which most commonly occurs in adolescents and young adults. It is characterized by fever, sore throat and fatigue , along with several other possible signs and symptoms....
), but it is also possible for cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus

Cytomegalovirus is a Virus genus of the Herpesviridae group: in humans it is commonly known as HCMV or Human Herpesvirus 5 . CMV belongs to the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily of Herpesviridae, which also includes Roseolovirus....
 to cause mononucleosis.

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