Infective mononucleosis (mono) is a contagious disease provoked by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). During mono, EBV attacks the B-lymphocytes. Tonsilitis is one of the manifestations of mononucleosis that is due to immunity depression, or a decrease in the efffectiveness of the immune system. An EBV infection is associated with developing of 2 types of cancers: naso-pharyngeal carcinoma and Burkit’s lymphoma. Cancer is vary rare complication in cases of mono. There must be some other factors not yet known yet that contribute to cancer development, or "cancerogenesis" . Re-infection with EBV might increase the risk for cancer-development but not necessarily because, as I said previously, the cancerogenesis of many cancers is still unknown. You can request blood tests to evaluate the type of mono you are experiencing: AST, ALT, heterophilic antibodies and specific anti-mono antibodies examinations.
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