Tonsils are large bumps of special tissue located on either side of your throat at the back of your tongue. They are part of your lymphatic system, which helps your body defend itself against disease-causing germs and other foreign substances.
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.
She missed school due to a severe case of tonsillitis.
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.
Tonsillitis may make your voice a little more quiet and muffled.
Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils most commonly caused by viral or bacterial infection.