How does an 11 year old get mono twice?

oh man, mono is terrible. they call it the kissing disease because it can be transfered threw your spit. so if you little girl is a nice person who shares drinks with people than she can get it that way. I'm not sure if its easier to get it again once you've already had it but I've heard of people getting it more than once.

she can also get it by sharing food, drinks, or even chapstick with another. that could be why.

It really comes from viruses in the air, not just from kissing. She may not have completely recovered from having it last year, or maybe her immune system is low and she is more likely to pick things up. You probably should have her doctor run complete blood tests to make sure its not anything else. Good luck to her and you too!

Mono belongs to the flavi-virus family which is a form of EBV (commonly known as epstein barr virus). Along with that resides herpes, cold and fever blisters, chicken pox, yellow and dengue fevers and hepatitis c. Out of the entire worlds population, about 95% of us by a certain age carry the epstein barr virus. EBV IS NOT AN STD! What is interesting to say the least is that in some it only activates once, others more than once and some not at all. If your daughter has mono again, it could be that she is "chronic". What I mean by chronic is that the virus replicates, shows its ugly head and then sort of hybernates until it's ready to gear up again, yet it never goes away. With viral infections you just never know who it will affect in short term infection, longterm chronic infection or not at all. There is a chronic epstein barr site for you to visit, although I'm not sure of it's address as I thought I favorite placed it. There folks try to manage their chronic EBV through diet. I suppose the concept for some is that the less meat the better as steroids can cause all sorts of issues when someone is ill. Some try antiviral drugs, some it helps, others it doesn't. My son who is 16 has been battling CEBV for 4 years now. It's a come and go for him. His recent severe outbreak has been going on now for almost 4 months. Corey has been vegan on his own choice now for 2 years (not because of his EBV, just because he wanted to lose weight and keep it off) This "no meat" attitude hasn't helped the EBV, but it has helped his asthma...no asthma for the entire two years. EBV is associated with certain cancerous tumors. Make the doctor do his job! If not, ask him to send you to a specialist...the more people they see with mono, the better the chances of learning how to not only deal with mono, but how to figure out why it happens and what they can do about it. Hugs and PLEASE! Do not let your daughter do too much physical activity....walking is okay. If your daughter is too tired for school, by all means let her stay home. Chronic fatigue, ie, lethargy is a battle itself. If she is experiencing ULQ pain (upper left quadrant pain) seek the advice of the doctor, same with URQ pain (upper right quandrant pain). I do have one question for you. Has your daughter had the chicken pox and if so did she also have the vaccine? stephanie

Mono is spread through kissing, coughing, sneezing, or any contact with the saliva of someone who has been infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). That's how mono got nicknamed "the kissing disease. It can also be spread through other types of direct contact, like sharing a straw or an eating utensil. It is also caused by exhaustion, like studying alot and wearing yourself down. It can re-occur many times.

Very possible that the mono was only thought to have been cured. She may not have been rid of it and had a relapse. Mono can take over a yr to entirely be cured.... and the recovery time physically can take even longer.

Like the person ahead of me said---"The Kissing Disease" is just an AKA name...Thats what it was believed to pass it along years ago...its from sharing anything, and its airborne.

you dont just get it once....it can keep happening. Just be careful about sharing

no.. mono is not just a kissing disease. It is also a disease spread through sex, drinking after someone, eating from the same spoon/fork, or making out. your daughter probably just ate after someone or used a toothbrush or something that was inside her mouth when she had mono.