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ENTMildContagious
Tonsillitis
ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) · ENT
Mild
Severity
Very common — particularly frequent in children aged 5 to 15 years
Prevalence
Yes
Contagious
ENT (Otorhinolaryngology)
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Most cases of tonsillitis are caused by common respiratory viruses such as rhinovirus
- 2adenovirus
- 3or influenza
- 4which spread easily through respiratory droplets and close contact. A significant minority of cases
- 5particularly in school-aged children
- 6are caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria
- 7which require antibiotic treatment to prevent complications. Close contact settings such as schools and households facilitate rapid spread among individuals.
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