infection) makes glandular fever more likely. Glandular fever is very difficult to diagnose from other causes of sore throats and tonsillitis. In most cases this does not matter, as symptoms will resolve quickly. There is no treatment that will work for Glandular Fever — like a cold it has to run its course. People are sometimes treated with antibiotics when more severe sore throat symptoms develop. Glandular fever symptoms are unlikely to improve with antibiotics (antibiotics don’t work …

Michael Davis, MD, pediatrician, talks about cold sores or herpes simplex virus infections in children.