Your health care provider will usually not prescribe antibiotics. You can use analgesics to relieve minor pain. The treatment consists of gargling with warm water. Some people feel more relief with warm, salty water. Avoid contact with others until the symptoms are gone.
Mononucleosis is an illness that can affect the whole body.
There is no specific treatment for it. The effects will last as long as the virus affects the body. Most viral infections last from several days to 2 weeks. Mononucleosis may last longer. To help take care of yourself, take the full course of treatment your health care provider prescribes.