Showing posts with label tonsillitis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tonsillitis. Show all posts

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

When the Kid Is Ill: Tonsillitis


Sore throat, fever, chills and body aches... Familiar symptoms? One always has a difficult time if he has tonsillitis.
First, some general information on the illness:
Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils most commonly caused by viral or bacterial infection. Symptoms of tonsillitis include sore throat and fever. While no treatment has been found to shorten the duration of viral tonsillitis, bacterial causes are treatable with antibiotics. It usually takes around three weeks to recover.
Common symptoms of tonsillitis include: