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

Tonsillitis shares symptoms similar to that of a cold or flu ... A possible explanation for why there are less incidences of tonsillitis in adults is that the function of the tonsils decreases ...

Some adults who still have tonsils don't get tonsillitis. Something has to predispose ... a patient could be incubating the disease before symptoms become apparent. So CJD could be transmitted ...

The 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) made it easier to diagnose adults, saying grown-ups can have five symptoms instead of the six required in ...

The highly infectious respiratory disease is circulating through the US and Oklahoma. Here's what to know about the spread ...

Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

was admitted late in August, looked well and had no signs or symptoms of rheumatic fever ... streptococci and 2 cases of acute streptococcal tonsillitis were treated with a total of 1,200,000 ...

Nationwide, CDC has reported that kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and vaccine exemptions are at an all-time ...

Many factors affect the infectious period of seasonal influenza, commonly called "the flu," but there are some good rules of ...

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