veggieburgerbur
03-21-2005, 08:42 PM
My friend has had mono for about a month now and has been taken antibiotics for it and has gone back to school after one week of having it.
last night he tooka sip of my drink and i want to know if i can catch mono from that one sip.
thanks.
last night he tooka sip of my drink and i want to know if i can catch mono from that one sip.
thanks.
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jobu92
03-22-2005, 12:26 AM
Hi Veg,
Your friend must have had mono (a virus) combined with a bacterial infection such as strep to be on antibiotics, since mono isn't a bacterial infection. If your friend was still in the really active stages of mono/strep (ie: really sore, infected throat, fever) it is conceivable that you could catch it - since they are both spread through saliva. However, the liklihood is low that you will get it. If you have already had it the chances are almost nil. Hope this helps, j.
Your friend must have had mono (a virus) combined with a bacterial infection such as strep to be on antibiotics, since mono isn't a bacterial infection. If your friend was still in the really active stages of mono/strep (ie: really sore, infected throat, fever) it is conceivable that you could catch it - since they are both spread through saliva. However, the liklihood is low that you will get it. If you have already had it the chances are almost nil. Hope this helps, j.
sunnybun99
03-22-2005, 04:31 PM
hi there,
I believe it is quite possible for you to catch mono from her. I had it a few years ago after drinking after someone who had it. The thing was she did not show any signs of mono till it was already too late. I would wait and see what happens and hopefully you have a strong immune system and will not get it. Good Luck :wave:
I believe it is quite possible for you to catch mono from her. I had it a few years ago after drinking after someone who had it. The thing was she did not show any signs of mono till it was already too late. I would wait and see what happens and hopefully you have a strong immune system and will not get it. Good Luck :wave:
Charlatan
03-22-2005, 09:19 PM
Aye, I also caught it from sharing drinks with pals, when I was 14. Pretty nasty.. can really knock you for six for a few months. I would try and build up my immune system right now, just in case.. but fingers crossed you'll be alright. :)
twizliz
03-23-2005, 02:18 PM
Most people have immunities to mono, since most have had it and just don't know it. When I had mono, no one around me got it.. and my mom even accidently used my toothbrush while I had it. I caught mono from a telephone at work, but my resistance was also very low, because I was going through depression at the time.
gnote
03-23-2005, 05:35 PM
I see that people think they got mono from drinking out of others cups among other ways. But there is a reason for it being known as the "kissing disease". As was told to me by a doctor when I had it, people only catch it by kissing (sharing saliva immediately). I don't think the virus can live in an environment other than the warm moist one inside you. But, hopefully you will be okay in not catching the bacterial infection which your friend was taking antibiotics for.
Charlatan
03-24-2005, 05:33 PM
A lot of misinformed doctors out there, eh? It most certainly can be caught from the sharing of drinks, as that is how I caught it and have had it twice. The second time, passing it on to my mother, who just recently almost died from it. Oh, and I never kissed her.
DLink01
03-25-2005, 01:20 PM
I am getting over it as we speak and its 3 months past the day I was diagnosed.
It sucks.
It sucks.