The only employees that should be allowed to wear PPE in both the lab and patient areas are phlebotomists who collect samples from patients and then return them to the lab. Both areas are considered âwork areas,â as is the walking distance between the two rooms.
Mononucleosis is spread sharing beverages, utensils, lip balm, and most commonly known is kissing. Infectious mononucleosis can be caused from Acute Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, condition caused by a member of the herpes virus family.
Mono is often spread by saliva and close contact. It is known as the kissing disease.. Mono occurs most often in people ages 15 to 17, but the infection may develop at any age. Mono is usually linked to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Rarely, it is caused by other viruses, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV).