Tonsillitis occurs when the tonsils become swollen. This can happen due to a virus or a bacterial infection. The cause can determine the type of treatment you need to recover. Your tonsils are ...

You can examine tonsils yourself to check for an infection. Healthy tonsils are pink and don’t stick out far from the sides of your throat. Infected tonsils are typically red and swollen. Tonsils are ...

Strep throat is a contagious infection causing pain and other symptoms that affect the throat and tonsils. Even people who have undergone tonsil removal can get strep throat. Certain signs and ...

Tonsillitis and strep throat are similar illnesses that affect the inside of the throat and surrounding tissue. Differences include how they affect the tonsils and surrounding areas. Because ...

Having strep throat does mean having a sore throat. But not every sore throat is strep throat. People often get sore throats due to a virus, but strep is different because it’s caused by a bacterial ...

Sore throat is common in the rainy season due to cold and flu, but sometimes what we feel is a normal sore throat can be inflammation of tonsils. Understand the difference between sore throat and ...

Every year, tens of millions of Americans pay a visit to their primary care doctor hoping to get relief from unpleasant symptoms associated with an illness or infection. Some such symptoms include a ...

For kids, getting strep throat again and again is a pain. It’s also a problem little understood by scientists. Now a study that analyzed kids’ tonsils hints at why such repeat infections may happen.