Tonsils are organs located at the back of the tongue on both sides of the throat and have important functions. They produce cells that help the body fight germs by trapping harmful microbes that enter the body. These cells either kill the microbes directly or produce some substances that kill the microbes.

Some microbes that enter the body cannot be destroyed despite this effect of the tonsils and they multiply in the tonsils and cause inflammation of the tonsils. They cause enlargement, redness, and sometimes inflammation of the tonsils. This condition is called tonsillitis.

The microbes that cause acute tonsillitis can be transmitted from person to person through body fluids such as saliva, nasal and throat fluids, close contact and airborne droplets from the respiratory tract.

Symptoms of Acute Tonsillitis

The severity of the disease may vary depending on the strength of the microbe and the person's body resistance.

• Fever, chills and chills
• Swelling and redness of the tonsils
• Earache
• Throat ache
• Difficulty swallowing
• Weakness
• Joint pain
• Swelling in the lymph nodes in the neck
• Headache
• Anorexia
• Bad breath
• Hoarseness and bifurcation

Acute Tonsillitis Treatment

Antibiotics, pain relievers and antipyretic drugs, throat relief lozenges and vitamin C supplements are given to strengthen the immune system in bacterial infection treatments.

Although the drugs given to adults and children in viral infections vary, pain relievers and fever reducers, vitamins and minerals that support the immune system, lozenges are used to relieve pain in the throat. In more severe cases, serum may be given.

Acute chronic tonsillitis attacks can be corrected with drug treatments, but frequent exposure may cause disruption of other mechanisms in the body. Chronic tonsillitis, especially caused by streptococcal bacteria, can cause another chronic disease called acute rheumatic fever. Acute rheumatic fever is a disease that damages the heart and heart valves and can cause kidney failure.