I think that if I had to have one disease I would have to choose mono. I really didn’t know that mono was a disease; I thought it was just a bad sickness, but it is an actual disease.

            Most people only focus on the negative side of things, and this is why mono is looked ill upon. If people could only look at the brighter side of mono, things might not be so bad. I think that there are three great things about mono that the majority of the American populous overlooks. Number one: sleep and laziness. Nobody sleeps more than someone with mono, and as we all know, nothing is better than sleep.  People sick with mono sleep most of the day, so they do not have to do any work or go to school. Yes you heard me, someone who has mono does not have to go to school for a decently long amount of time. Number two: loss of weight. If there is one thing that Americans worry about it is weight. Some people get so obsessed with a miniscule weight problem that they will have surgery performed, turn to Anorexia, Bulimia, drugs or even exercise. Why take such drastic measures when all one has to do is contract a somewhat harmless disease. Simply get mono, and all of your weight problems are solved. Number Three: the way mono is contracted. Mono is most commonly contracted through a transfer of saliva. Now let’s think about this. How could saliva be transferred? Kissing somebody, eating their food, or drinking their drink. Could it be any more fun getting a disease? No! Cancer involves the mutation of cells, Alzheimer’s is developed with old age and Spinal Bifida is something some are born with. Boooooooring. There is simply no fun in the contraction of most diseases. The way I see it, if you are going to get a disease, you might as well be making out and/or mooching off people to get it.

            Ok, now sure there are some trivial downsides to getting mono. Mono commonly includes a fever, sore throat, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, headaches, and swelling of the glands in the neck, and sometimes the spleen can enlarge or rupture as I said before totally trivial. Sure the school or work you are missing might mean an extra year of school or a large loss of money; and sure it might not be healthy to lose a lot of weight with no exercise. All I can say to that kind of pessimism is “always look on the bright side of things.”

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