Tonsillitis itself is not contagious. However, “the viruses and bacteria that cause tonsillitis are highly contagious and can ...

While carriers may not get symptoms of a strep throat infection, they can still transmit the bacteria to others. Tonsillitis ...

Eighteen chronic carriers of beta-hemolytic streptococci and 2 cases of acute streptococcal tonsillitis were treated with a total of 1,200,000 units of penicillin each, given intramuscularly ...

We describe a healthy 11-year-old girl, who presented with fever and a painful vulvar ulcer associated with erythematous tonsillitis. Throat swab test for Group A Streptococcus (GAS) was positive. She ...

"We've been through sickness bugs, tonsillitis and broken bones but none of these compared with what happened with Evie. "It was very frightening." Evie, from Dundee, was diagnosed with Strep A ...

strep throat and tonsillitis, it can also cause other respiratory and skin infections such as impetigo. In very rare occasions, the bacteria can get into the bloodstream and cause an illness called ...

While carriers may not get symptoms of a strep throat infection, they can still transmit the bacteria to others. Tonsillitis is an infection of the tonsils. This can be caused by bacteria, but most ...