Mono is a contagious disease, primarily affecting the spleen and lymphatic system. It can be transmitted by kissing, sexual contact, or sharing food or utensils. But it can also be spread through the air, breathing contaminated air exhaled by another. Most frequently contracted by children and teenagers, the incubation period is 10 days among children and 30-50 days among adults. Even after the other symptoms are gone, a general fatigue can continue for 3-8 weeks more.
Some people continue to feel fatigued for months or years.
So if you feel like going to bed and getting well, do it before something worse happens to you. Therefore it cannot be treated with antibiotics. Go on a light fast of fruit and vegetable juices for a day or two. Eat a nourishing diet, emphasizing vegetable soups, potato peeling broth, and brown rice. Eat small meals.