Anyone of any age can have tonsillitis; however, it is most common in children between the ages of five and 10 years.
Although tonsillitis can occur at any age, children are much more likely to suffer from the condition. In fact, tonsillitis is more common in anyone who spends time in a school, child care facility, or other environment where people are in close contact and germs can be easily spread.
Humans have had tonsillitis since the dawn of time.
Doubtful! I suggest you consult a physician if tonsillitis has, or is occurring.
No, strangle and tonsillitis are not the same thing.
Tonsillitis occurs when the tonsils are overwhelmed by bacteria. If it keeps occurring, the patient probably has chronic tonsillitis and needs their tonsils removed.
Tonsillitis is caused by bacteria that infect the tonsils. Since there are so many different types of bacteria that can cause tonsillitis, there is no way to know how it originated.
there is an irwin moore sign/squeeze test for chronic tonsillitis (one of the criterias to confirm chronic tonsillitis)
The correct spelling is "tonsils" (lymphoid tissue in the throat).
the icd-9 code for chronic tonsillitis is 474.00
No, you can not give tonsillitis to another individual, especially, if you do not have tonsillitis. This is an inflammatory infection within a person's body. This is not a contagious infection.
She missed school due to a severe case of tonsillitis.
Horses don't have a tonsil like people, but they have something similar which can enlarge and become inflamed.