Patricia
Jo- you may get over it or you may always have it. Sometimes it will have a greater effect on you than others. It is possible to transmit it though it isn't necessarily easy. A lot depends on your partner's immune system. I care for my 88 year old mother, and she has never picked it up from me even when she had bronchial pneumonia this year. It is not an STD, although it is believed to be related to the famous "kissing disease" mononeucleosis. A really good web site besides this one is fmnetnews.com. Get a lot of rest, take you basic vitamins, breathe deeply and try to stay as stress free as possible.