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tonsillitis
what are the symptoms of tonsillitis? im pretty sure i have it and my mother wont take me to the doctors for antibiotics.
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-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 pain
-Raw, bleeding patches on the tonsils
-Visibile growth of bacteria on the tonsils.
When sore throat is accompanied by coldlike symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, and coughing, the cause is most likely a virus. Viral infection of the tonsils usually goes away without treatment within 2 weeks.
Sore throat with a sudden fever above 101 F-milder fever may indicate a viral infection-and swollen lymph nodes may indicate a bacterial infection. Anyone with these symptoms should see a health professional for diagnosis because of the risk of strep throat. Although strep throat will usually go away even without treatment, an untreated strep infection can lead to complications including rheumatic fever, which can permanently damage the heart.
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I've gotten tonsilitis twice and my symptoms were, the worse pain ever in my throat, and it gets worse when I swallow. And my tosils and the area around them were all red and my tonsils also had these like white specs on them. It's kind of gross but those were my symptoms.
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Tonsillitis is an infection and swelling of the tonsils, which are oval-shaped masses of lymph gland tissue located on both sides of the back of the throat.
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