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What is Tonsillitis? Tonsillitis is an infection which is in the tonsils characterized by sore throat, swelling, redness and sometimes by white spots on the tonsils.
What are the Symptoms? -Fever -Bad breath -Nasal congestion and runny nose -Swollen lymph nodes -Red, swollen tonsils covered completely or in patches by pus -Difficulty swallowing -Headache -Abdominal (belly) pain -Raw, bleeding patches on the tonsils
Wanted: Tonsillitis
When Tonsillitis is caught, how will it be treated? - Rapid Strep Test - Throat Culture Test - or both - These test determine weather an antibiotic will be need or not.
It spreads person to person by... - Hand contact - Kissing - Even by air
More problems that will arise if not caught and treated... -A secondary infection may occur in the middle ear or sinuses. - If the sore throat is due to a streptococcus infection, there may be a rash (scarlet fever). - An uncommon complication is a throat abscess which occurs usually only on one side. If sufficiently large this can need surgical drainage (Quinsy throat). -In very rare cases, diseases like rheumatic fever or a particular kidney disease (glomerulonephritis) can occur. This is much less commonly observed now than it was several decades ago.
Tonsillitis is caused by.. - The Epstein-Barr virus ( glandular fever ) - Streptococcus group A ( A.K.A. Strep throat )
***300,000 people are affected ecach year by Acute Tonsillitis!! ** 30 - 50% of them are caused by streptococci * 10 - 25% of them are ineffected and is affected by Recurrent Tonsillitis.
Damaged caused by Tonsillitis is very little. On a scale from 1 to 10 I would say 4.
Refrences: http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/tonsillitis/TON_treatment.html http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/tonsillitis.htm
pruitt11 added this comment 2009-10-21 09:16:08-05:00
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pruitt11 added this comment 2009-10-21 09:16:08-05:00
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