While the mere mention of tonsillitis can trigger fear that a trip to the hospital is coming to remove those tonsils, the infection can actually mean many things. Related: The symptoms of COVID-19 ...

Tonsillitis is often thought of as a common affliction among children and teenagers but it can also affect adults too. British tennis champion Emma Raducanu, 20, for instance, was forced to withdraw ...

You wake up and immediately notice something is off. You take a sip of water, and your throat feels like it’s on fire. But how can you tell whether it’s a run-of-the-mill sore throat – and when it’s ...

Acquired immunity is a marvel of the human body. As we encounter germs in our environment, our immune systems recognize these pathogens as potentially dangerous and fights them off through the ...

Recurrent tonsillitis is a tonsil infection that returns frequently, even with treatment. There may be a genetic component to why some people experience recurrent or chronic infections. Tonsillitis ...

Measuring a patient's ratio of white blood cell types may help physicians accurately distinguish between the similar conditions infectious mononucleosis and bacterial tonsillitis, potentially guiding ...