There was a post on the forum about Mononucleosis and I thought it would make an interesting post. You can read the full thread here...

The above links to a post by 'Mikka' whose girlfriend seems to be showing many of the symptoms of PVFS:

"When she asked her doctor about CFS she was told that there was no way she could have it, but she wasn’t really given a good reason why. Only that she has had mononucleosis and that means there is no chance for her to have CFS."
-- Posted by Mikka --

In my reply to Mikka I wrote that 'Infectious Mononucleosis' HAS been linked to ME/CFS/PVFS and so if she does have this condition, her mono may well have developed into 'Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome' (PVFS).
You can read more about the possible causes of ME/CFS/PVFS here...

'Infectious Mononucleosis' is also known as 'Glandular fever'. Glandular fever is linked with the Epstein Barr virus. In fact, this is how I developed my CFS/Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome - I had Glandular fever!

I always suggest that sufferers get a GOOD book on their condition (there are lots of terrible ones out there). I have listed some of the best here...


And click here for a review of my favourite book on ME/CFS/PVFS...

It talks about glandular fever/epstein-barr virus. Here is a quote from this book:

"Doctors have alwas recognsied that a small minority of teenagers and people in their early twenties who have glandular fever go on to develop a protracted ME/CFS-like illness." p34

"In most cases, the body makes a successful immune response, which removes the virus in question. A normal state of health is gradually resumed. (...) Alternatively, the virus may persist and remain dormant inside the cells, without causing any obvious damage or disturbance to normal function, as can be the case when Epstein-Barr virus (glandular fever) occurs during childhood or adolescence.

"A further possibility is that the virus remains inside the cell without causing any harm, but the body's immune system continues to react against it, and so causes damage in the process - an autoimmune reaction with the production of antibodies. (...)

"Finally, it's possible for viruses to remain inside cells without producing any obvious microscopic damage, but instead cause important changes in the way they carry out normal functions (e.g. the manufacture of brain chemicals transmitters or hormones), again something which it has been suggested could be happening in ME/CFS." p125-6

Many doctors out there are still sceptical of this condition, or know so little about it that they are unable to give their patients adequate advice. That is why you must always, ALWAYS, have a good, reputable book to refer to, like the one I recommended above.

That way, you can check if the advice they give you is correct!