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How much time will it take for my tonsillitis virus to go away?
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Virus?: How do you know the cause of the infection is a virus? Rarely is the tonsil, even if inflamed, is specifically cultured for a virus. The answer to your question with the tremendous assumption that you have a viral cause of tonsillitis would be between 10 to 14 days.
Answered 7/5/2014
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