Polarization (also polarisation) is a property of waves that can oscillate with more than one orientation. Electromagnetic waves such as light exhibit polarization, as do some other types of wave, such as gravitational waves. Sound waves in a gas or liquid do not exhibit polarization, since the oscillation is always in the direction the wave travels.
If heterophil antibodies are present, the blood clumps (agglutinates). This result usually indicates a mono infection. Monospot testing can usually detect antibodies 2 to 9 weeks after a person is infected. It typically is not used to diagnose mono that started more than 6 months earlier. EBV antibody test. For this test, a sample of blood is mixed with a substance that attaches to antibodies against EBV.
The more classic symptoms of mono then follow and include: 1  a severe sore throat, with tonsils that are red, enlarged and covered in pus. 2  swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) in the neck. 3  fever, which can be as high as 104 F to 105 F and may last one to two weeks.  continued malaise and fatigue, which can be extreme.