Tonsils are lumps of tissue on either side of the back of the throat that help the immune system protect the body from infection.. As the tonsils are the body's first line of defense against viruses and germs, they are easily infected and inflamed.. But after puberty, the tonsils become less functional and when the tonsils become red and enlarged, the tonsils become enlarged.. A yellow or white substance... covers it... Index Tonsillitis infection Viral or bacterial infection may have caused inflammation and infection of tonsils. The viruses that usually cause inflammation and infection of tonsils in children are: - Introvirus - Influenza virus - Adenovirus - Parainfluenza viruses - Herpes simplex virus Epstein-Barr virus Inflammation and infection of the tonsils is transmitted from one child to another through **cough** and **sneeze**... Germs are transmitted by kissing or sharing food and drink containers... Germs are easily spread in schools and kindergartens as well as among family members... Symptoms and signs The symptoms that show the child has an infection and inflammation of the tonsils are: - Difficulty in swallowing - Anorexia - Ear pain (the child may grab his ears) Persistent sore throat in infants, toddlers, or older children - Pain in the neck or jaw area - Bad breath in a child - Snoring or breathing with open mouth while sleeping - Severe fever and chills - Swelling of neck lymph nodes - Loss of sound - Child's headache - The presence of oral secretions - Congestion and runny nose - High fever - Skin or oral rash - Red and inflamed tonsils - Child's heartache - The presence of blisters or sores in the throat Types of inflammation and infection of tonsils **Chronic inflammation and infection of tonsils:** Occurs when the child's tonsils are inflamed and infected or the child has a sore throat that lasts more than three months.... - **Frequent inflammation and infection:** Occurs when the child suffers from inflammation and infection of the tonsils regularly and several times a year, you should probably know that if the child has the following symptoms. - Body temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or more - Difficulty speaking - Feeling very tired - Difficulty in breathing and swallowing - Dryness of the neck - Failure to urinate in the last twelve hours - Swelling of the jaw - Long pause of breathing in sleep These symptoms indicate that the infection is severe and the child's condition is deteriorating and requires immediate medical attention... > * Among the medical services provided in the office are periodical examinations of children, periodical monitoring of children's growth and physical development, treatment of various infectious, digestive and respiratory diseases in children and adolescents, nutritional counseling, education and periodical care of premature babies, monitoring and treatment of all periodical problems during infancy, periodical mental and physical evaluation of children. > *special services of Dr. Mehdi Afshari: specialized office circumcision, home visit and online consultation* > > *Practice address: No. 193, South Mehrabad, Southern Air University, Tafarsh East, Tehran > > *Contact number: 021-66602506*

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