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Tonsilitis Tonsillitis is an infection because of excessive build up of bacteria on your tonsils, tonsillitis is a virus which involves the inflammation of the tonsils, and a thick white like pus to grow on your tonsils, this disease will cause extreme pain to the throat, some children will complain of a tummy ache. Bad breathe is also expected. There are three types of tonsilitis: Acute

Subacute

  Chronic Acute Tonsilitis usually last 4 to 6 days and commonly affects children between the ages of five and ten. Chronic cases involve a tonsillectomy, the only effective treatment. The signs of tonsillitis are:  ·  White or yellow spots of pus on the tonsils  ·  Sore throat  ·  Swollen lymph glands under each side of the jaw  ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';">Pain when swallowing <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';">Fever <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';">Bad breath <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';">Treatment options: <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';">Since most attacks are caused by viruses most treatment is aimed at relieving pain and fever. Depending on the type of tonsillitis, will decide weather the will be medication or removal of the tonsils. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';">There isn’t a specific type of ethnic group that will receive this more often, but is more prevalent in children between the ages of five and ten.

http://www.medicinenet.com/adenoids_and_tonsils/article.htm http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/BHCV2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Tonsillitis_explained?Open <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';">http://www.healthphone.com/consump_english/a_healing_center/eyes_ear_nose_disorder/tonsillitis.htm