kissing disease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kissing disease
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Acute infection with the virus can cause glandular fever -- also known as "kissing disease" -- and can put infected individuals out of action for several months.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
There is currently no vaccine for the Epstein-Barr virus, which is the leading cause of mononucleosis, or mono, commonly called the "kissing disease".
From Reuters • Mar. 8, 2023
Most of us won't even notice, but the virus is famous for "the kissing disease", which is also known as either glandular fever or mononucleosis.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022
It implies that an EBV vaccine, if it were ever developed, could prevent not just kissing disease, but many other disorders, similar to the way the human papillomavirus vaccine reduces cervical cancer risk.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 16, 2018
We weren’t going to say it was named after a high school kissing disease.
From Newsweek • Apr. 4, 2015
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