Kissing is not the only way to express love. A 7-year-old girl had a high fever for a week and was diagnosed with kissing disease

China Science and Technology News Network, November 28 (Xu Mingyang) According to the "Big Reference" column report, recently, 7-year-old Xinxin from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, had a fever. His family thought it was a common cold and took medicine for a week. The high fever kept recurring and did not improve. After going to the hospital for a check-up, it was found that the child had a high level of Epstein-Barr virus antibody antigen in his body, which is commonly known as the "kissing disease."

The kissing disease is infectious mononucleosis, which is usually a disease transmitted by adults kissing children. It is an acute self-limiting infectious disease caused by Epstein-Barr virus (human herpes virus type 4). A self-limiting disease refers to a disease that has the characteristics of self-remission and can dissipate on its own.

Kissing disease is common in autumn and winter. It is usually spread through saliva. In addition, blood transfusion may also spread the disease. The incubation period of kissing disease is uncertain. Doctors say that if the child's resistance is good during the incubation period, he or she may not get sick. The main symptoms of kissing disease are fever, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, and rash, edema of the eyes, and organ damage. Most patients have a good prognosis, and only a few patients may develop serious complications such as hemophagocytic syndrome.

The most direct and effective way to prevent kissing disease is not to kiss children casually. You can use hugs instead of kisses to express your love for your children. Mouth-to-mouth feeding may also infect children with kissing disease, so before feeding your child, try not to taste or test the temperature yourself, and it is best to wash the baby's tableware separately. In addition, when adults have a cold, blisters, poor stomach, oral disease, hepatitis virus or heavy makeup, try to avoid kissing children, because at this time, in addition to kissing disease, it may also cause other diseases.