Tonsillitis: a common infectious disease


	Tonsillitis: a common infectious disease

fenix1987

8-31-2009 8:13 PM

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tonsillitis, acute tonsillitis, sore throat, virus, bacteria

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Infection or inflammation of a tonsil caused by a virus or bacteria. Acute tonsillitis is often caused by a STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION.

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Infection or inflammation of a tonsil caused by a virus or bacteria. Acute tonsillitis is often caused by a STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION. If tonsillitis caused by a strep infection is untreated, it may lead to rheumatic fever or kidney disease.</DIV>

<B>Symptoms</B><BR /><DIV>
Symptoms include severe sore throat, fever, headache, fatigue, swallowing problems, earache, and enlarged, tender lymph nodes in the neck. Acute cases may also be accompanied by SCARLET FEVER.</DIV>

<B>Treatment</B>
Tonsillitis can be treated with systemic antibiotics and painkillers, together with warm liquids and soft foods. While a tonsillectomy is still sometimes performed for recurrent cases, this surgical procedure is done much less often today than in earlier decades.
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