Virus

[fruitsalad]

Have had a slight sore throat bit of a earache and swollen/tender glands in neck for a couple if days but feel reasonably ok in myself but went to gp today as I was worried it was early signs of tonsillitis which I had a couple of months ago gp said It was a virus give it 48 hours it may go away or it may turn into tonsillitis I thought tonsillitis was just that and a virus is a virus so does that mean a virus can turn into tonsillitis?

[rojash]

tonsillitis simply means inflammation of the tonsils - it's a symptom, not a disease. So, if your tonsils swell up, whatever the reason, you have tonsillitis.

[fruitsalad]

Thanks rojash hopefully they won't then I have a busy weekend no time for being unwell

[Anngel]

Poor you. I prescribe hot water, honey and whisky (or brandy, rum anything but vodka!). Wash down some echinacea with that you will soon be better!

[Sqad]

Acute Tonsillitis IS a disease.

It starts as a viral problem OR bacterial and remains that way.

A viral tonsillitis cannot turn into a bacterial tonsillitis in the vast majority of cases.