It's called the kissing disease, which makes mono sound a lot more romantic than it really is. According to the Mayo Clinic, mononucleosis is spread through saliva, meaning you can be exposed to it ...

Are you totally exhausted? Have an awful sore throat? Caught a serious fever? If you answered "yes" to all these questions, you might have mononucleosis — more commonly known as infectious mono or the ...

Let's say you survived high school and college without coming down with mono—the dreaded "kissing disease." Congrats! You're home free! Right? Eh, not really—it's totally possible to get mono as a ...