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

A possible explanation for why there are less incidences of tonsillitis in adults is that the function of the tonsils decreases as you get older, per Healthline. Whether tonsillitis goes away by ...

Some adults who still have tonsils don't get tonsillitis. Something has to predispose you to getting it, and the likelihood is that there is a weakness in the tonsil wall itself that allows bugs ...

Tonsillitis is a condition that occurs when the tonsils become infected, says Dr. James Clark, the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Dysphagia and Deglutition Clinic and an assistant professor of ...

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 ...

A new Gallup survey found that 20% of adults feel loneliness on a daily basis, the highest rate reported in the past two ...

One in five U.S. adults reports feeling lonely on a daily basis, according to a new Gallup survey. It's the highest rate of ...

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