Mononucleosis from cats?

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Proctologically Violated©® - 01 Jun 2006 17:38 GMT

Awl--

My SIL is claiming our cats gave her mono.
Further, she sez that her doc sez it's feline mono, different from human
mono.

Sounds like crap to me. As far I know, the only real issues concerning
dogs/cats is distemper, feline AIDS, rabies, and toxoplasmosis for pregnant
women.

Never heard of mono, either for a cat itself having it, or acting as a
carrier. Anyone else??

Needless to say, no one else has mono--and that's 5 people. This one sister
is a borderline hypochondriac anyway, but I'm curious as to even a remote
possibility of this.
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Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll

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Barnabas Collins - 01 Jun 2006 18:34 GMT

>Awl--
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>is a borderline hypochondriac anyway, but I'm curious as to even a remote
>possibility of this.

Try a different doctor. My understanding is Toxoplasmosis is often
misdiagnosed as Mononucleosis.

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glenn P - 16 Jun 2006 22:13 GMT

You can't rule it out, but then again she could have caught it from any cat
faeces, especially if she has toddlers - they are great mono vectors....

Let's just say she won't be seeing you in court without a lot more evidence
than she's likely to be able to find!!!

> Awl--
>
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> Mr. P.V.'d
> formerly Droll Troll

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glenn P - 16 Jun 2006 22:17 GMT

Oops, I took the toxoplasmosis cue...

Looks like if the pathology indicates mono, you need to be scratched, or
come into contact with its saliva.... Different route.

> You can't rule it out, but then again she could have caught it from any
> cat faeces, especially if she has toddlers - they are great mono
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>> Mr. P.V.'d
>> formerly Droll Troll

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