glandular fever

noun

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After multiple doctor visits, the 19-year-old from South Wales had his symptoms dismissed as an ear infection from a recent bout of glandular fever, his family explained in a GoFundMe page. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025 It’s a herpesvirus, one of the group that causes herpes, chickenpox, and glandular fever in humans. 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. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Dec. 2019

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First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of glandular fever was in 1902

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“Glandular fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glandular%20fever. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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glandular fever

noun

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