Infectious mononucleosis, also called mono, is a contagious disease. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the most common cause of infectious mononucleosis, but other viruses can also cause this disease. It is common among teenagers and young adults, especially college students.
Abraham Lincoln's mother died 1818 of milk sickness. This means she drank milk from a cow that had eaten the poisonous white snakeroot plant. Abraham Lincoln's mother died 1818 of milk sickness. This means she drank milk from a cow that had eaten the poisonous white snakeroot plant.
When young Abraham was nine years old, his mother died of tremetol (milk sickness) at age 34, on October 5, 1818. The event was devastating to him, and young Abraham grew more alienated from his father and quietly resented the hard work placed on him at an early age.