No. As the name indicates, it is an infection or inflammation of the tonsils. However, there can be genetic predispositions to tonsillitis, with it running more in some families than in others.
Yes tonsillitis is highly contagious and can be caught simply through saliva exchange, it can also be caught via throat work or in the air where the infected person coughed. Tonsillitis can be eased using cool liquids for instance ice cream or yogurt and can be cited using Penicillin prescribed by your doctor.
In schools children are not permitted to attend due to how contagious it actually is and adults shouldn't attend work until tonsillitis is cured.
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, by definition, is the condition of inflamed tonsils. I think you're confused about your diagnosis. Contact your health care provider to clarify the situation.
Not because of the sex, but from contact and kissing.
No, they're not. Kidney disease can be hereditary, however kidney infections are not. (In the same way that other "infections" are not hereditary - e.g nobody gets a hereditary cold).
My father died of Mylo Fibrosis, can it be hereditary?
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.