Fever with tonsillitis
Since tonsillitis is an infection that often restricts the entire organism in its function, the occurrence of fever is a common symptom of this inflammation. Viral tonsillitis often announces itself with a cold, which can also be accompanied by fever. Bacterial tonsillitis also causes fever when the bacteria causing it enter the bloodstream.
For bacterial tonsillitis, antibiotic therapy should generally be started, which also treats the fever. This way the fever can be treated with antipyretic drugs and antibiotics and should not last long. If the fever also occurs during the antibiotic therapy, it is possible that it is a viral inflammation or resistant bacteria. In these cases a doctor should be consulted, who can adjust the individual therapy.
Duration for children and infants
Tonsilitis in children and infants is a very common disease. Depending on the age of the child, a diagnosis of the inflammation can be difficult. An important indicator for the presence of tonsillitis is when children show no appetite and generally do not want to eat because of the pain when swallowing.
Usually children between the ages of five and fifteen are affected. Bacteria as well as viruses can also be responsible for the inflammation in children, with bacteria being a possible cause especially in children. A smear test and an assessment of the blood values can be helpful to differentiate between the two possible causes.
The duration of tonsillitis does not differ between children and adults. For example, tonsillitis should heal within one to two weeks. By taking antibiotics, a bacterial tonsillitis can be cured faster than without taking the medication.
Especially because of the threat of chronic tonsillitis, the disease should be taken seriously and if the cause is bacterial, antibiotics should be taken. Tonsillitis is highly contagious, regardless of whether it is caused by a virus or bacteria. However, the duration of the infection varies depending on the pathogen and treatment.
Viral tonsillitis is usually longer infectious than bacterially caused tonsillitis. Especially if antibiotics have been taken, bacterial tonsillitis is no longer contagious after a short time. In order to determine whether a person with tonsillitis is still contagious, the symptoms can be used for orientation.
If there are no more symptoms, the probability of an infection is rather low. It should be noted, however, that a person can also be contagious if he or she has just become infected but has not yet felt any symptoms. So the absence of symptoms can only be used as an indicator at the end of the illness.
