Worksheets and No Prep Teaching Resources
Worksheets and No Prep Teaching Resources
Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Illnesses
Mononucleosis

Illnesses
Illnesses


Mononucleosis
Print Mononucleosis Reading Comprehension with Fourth Grade Work

Print Mononucleosis Reading Comprehension with Fifth Grade Work

Print Mononucleosis Reading Comprehension with Sixth Grade Work

Print Mononucleosis Reading Comprehension

Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 4 to 6
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   5.53

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    herpes, lip-gloss, lymph, mono, mononucleosis, diagnosis, antibiotic, antibody, aspirin, sinus, spleen, strep, classic, chickenpox, frequently, prescribe


Mononucleosis
By Jennifer Kenny
  

1     Did you ever hear of the "kissing disease"? Did you think someone just made that name up? Well, there is actually a real illness nicknamed the kissing disease. It's called mononucleosis.
 
2     Mononucleosis is an infection that is often called mono for short. It is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. (The Epstein-Barr virus is a kind of herpes virus. Other herpes viruses cause cold sores and chickenpox.) It is contagious.
 
3     Why is mono called the kissing disease? That's a frequently asked question. That's because the infection is spread through person-to-person contact. That, of course, includes kissing. You can also catch it by drinking from an infected person's glass or eating from a portion of food an infected person has already eaten. Sharing pillows, straws, lip-gloss, or toothbrushes can cause the infection to spread as well. Being next to someone who is infected and coughs without covering his or her mouth can do the same. The bottom line is that it spreads by contact with saliva or mucus from the infected individual.

Paragraphs 4 to 9:
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable



Weekly Reading Books

          Create Weekly Reading Books

Prepare for an entire week at once!


Feedback on Mononucleosis
Leave your feedback on Mononucleosis   (use this link if you found an error in the story)



Illnesses
             Illnesses



Health
    Alcohol  
 
    Bicycle Safety  
 
    Circulatory System  
 
    Digestive System  
 
    Disabilities  
 
    Drugs  
 
    Excretory System  
 
    Food Pyramid  
 
    Health Professionals  
 
    Healthy Life  
 
    Hygiene  
 
    Illnesses  
 
    Medical Tools  
 
 
    Miscellaneous Health Topics  
 
    Muscular System  
 
    My Plate  
 
    Nervous System  
 
    Nutrition  
 
    Reproductive System  
 
    Respiratory System  
 
    Skeletal System  
 
    Teeth  
 
    The Five Senses  
 
    The Human Body  
 
    Tobacco  
 



Copyright © 2018 edHelper