Question 1

If my boyfriend has tonsillitis & he gave me oral sex, should i be worried? should i get checked out? please help!

Accepted Answer

Tonsillitis is not transmitted sexually to the skin or organs of the clitoris and out vaginal tissues. But, did you kiss him? Is your throat now sore?

Question 2

Beside having oral hpv will chronic tonsillitis turn tonsil cancer?can you get tonsil cancer with no tonsils?

Accepted Answer

Location that houses lymphoid tissues called "tonsils", but the hpv virus inhabits the lining squamous mucosa of the throat, and the tonsils are part of that.  Many are infected, few develop invasive cancer. The virus can spread by kissing.

Question 3

I am worried i have high risk oral hpv.dint get the vaccine.is tonsillar hpv infection linked with my chronic tonsillitis?will i get tonsil cancer?

Accepted Answer

First as you have been told there is no test and no way to predict you will get oral cancer.  Second, as you have been told in nice and calm ways you are still not too late to get the hpv vaccine.  Third, while you worry about your throat you should really also be worried about your cervix and participating with your gynecologist on a regular basis.  There is no way to predict your risk.

Question 4

How can i get tonsillitis?

Accepted Answer

Bacterial or viral infecitons.

Question 5

How can you actually get tonsillitis?

Accepted Answer

Tonnsilitis is an inflammation of your tonsils.  It may be viral or it may be a strep infection.  An evaluation is important to determine if it is strep because strep can be serious if not treated.

Question 6

Tonsillitis: how can i get this cured?

Accepted Answer

Your doctor needs to examine you and run some tests to see what's going on.

Question 7

Where can i get medicine for tonsillitis?

Accepted Answer

The best place is your regular medical doctor.  If they are not available then there may be an urgent care walk-in clinic in your neighborhood.  You need to be evaluated by a doctor to make sure that it is not some other problem instead.  Do not self medicate, this can mask a problem and make it more difficult to treat.

Question 8

Hold old do you have to be to get tonsillitis?

Accepted Answer

I have seen it rarely as young as 6 mos. Although usually much older at about 4 yrs is more common.

Question 9

Do lots of people get tonsillitis, or is it unusual?

Accepted Answer

We see it more  often in younger  people, but we can also see it in mature  people. It depends on your  immune  strength as an adult. There are  more attacks in children, but lot of  adults  get it. The  causes are  clasically streptococcus but also viruses and other  bacteria. Usually antibiotics but sometime surgery - tonsilectomy. A dangerous situation with an abscess can occur - surgery then.

Question 10

Is it normal for a child to get tonsillitis twice in 3 weeks?

Accepted Answer

Because tonsillitis is often viral and there are many strains of viruses being passed around the communities.

Can you get tonsillitis from oral

If my boyfriend has tonsillitis & he gave me oral sex, should i be worried? should i get checked out? please help!

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Beside having oral hpv will chronic tonsillitis turn tonsil cancer?can you get tonsil cancer with no tonsils?

I am worried i have high risk oral hpv.dint get the vaccine.is tonsillar hpv infection linked with my chronic tonsillitis?will i get tonsil cancer?

How can i get tonsillitis?

How can you actually get tonsillitis?

Tonsillitis: how can i get this cured?

Where can i get medicine for tonsillitis?

Hold old do you have to be to get tonsillitis?

Do lots of people get tonsillitis, or is it unusual?

Is it normal for a child to get tonsillitis twice in 3 weeks?

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