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Examples of glandular fever in a Sentence
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It’s a herpesvirus, one of the group that causes herpes, chickenpox, and glandular fever in humans.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012
The researchers were able to detect traces of DNA that revealed pathogens, including potential Epstein-Barr virus, one of the most common human viruses that can serve as the gateway to mononucleosis, also known as glandular fever.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Dec. 2019
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First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
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“Glandular fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glandular%20fever. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
glandular fever
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