Did i get bacterial infection from my ex?
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at
12:12 pm
I have a sore throat/tonsillitis/throat infection or whatever you want to call it. My ex has chronic tonsillitis, he kissed me today and now i have a sore top left throat. I’m not blaming him, it’s not contagious but can bacterial infection be spread if you kissed someone else who has it?
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Tonsillitis is a disorder involving inflammation of the tonsils. There are two tonsils, situated on either side of the back of the throat and they form part of the body’s immune system. They, like the rest of the immune system, contain special cells to trap and kill bacteria and viruses travelling through the body.
When the main site of infection is within the tonsils they swell, become red and inflamed and may show a surface coating of white spots.
Tonsillitis is extremely common in children and young people but it can occur at any age. The characteristics of the disease are pain in the throat and trouble swallowing.
Tonsillitis is usually a self-limiting condition, ie it gets better without treatment, and generally there are no complications.
——————Whether due to viruses or bacteria, the infection is spread from person to person by airborne droplets, hand contact or kissing—————————–
Yep, its called mono in the states, can’t remember the name of what we call it here in australia, except for a pain in the neck lol