FEATURES OF THE COURSE OF THE HERPES TYPE 4 VIRUS IN CHILDREN

The highest incidence of mononucleosis is observed among children aged 3-9 years, but most often their disease occurs in mild forms, which are the most difficult to diagnose and often remain unrecognized. The article examines the modern literature on the etiology, clinical picture, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment of infectious mononucleosis. Based on the analysis of domestic and foreign literature, the issues of pathogenetic mechanisms associated with the formation of variants of the clinical course of infectious mononucleosis, laboratory diagnostic methods and, from the point of view of modern achievements in medicine, the principles of adequate etiopathogenetic therapy of patients are highlighted.