Mononucleosis (often called âmonoâ) is an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. Mono is not spread as easily as some other viruses, such as the common cold. Your doctor will probably first ask you some questions about your symptoms and then may do blood tests to confirm the diagnosis.
Atkins /at-kins/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name. Atkins' name origin is Hebrew, and the name Atkins means earth. Atkins is an alternate form of Adam (Hebrew): from adama.2000 U.S. Census). Displayed below is a comparison of the usage of Atkins and associated names. Adam (#79 the previous year) , Adan (#373) , Addie and Addison are the popular varying forms of Atkins (outside Top 1000) .
Thomas /tho-mas/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced TAH-mas. It is of Aramaic origin, and the meaning of Thomas is twin. Biblical: one of the 12 apostles known as doubting Thomas as he has an unusual mixture of pessimism and zealous faith. Some say his full name was Judas Thomas (Judas the Twin), and the nickname distinguished him from Judas Iscariot.