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<div class="section1">The bacteria and viruses that cause tonsillitis are easily spread from person to person. It is not unusual for an entire family or several students in the same classroom to come down with similar symptoms, especially if S. pyogenes is the cause. The risk of transmission can be lowered by avoiding exposure to anyone who already has tonsillitis or a sore throat. Drinking glasses and eating utensils should not be shared and should be washed in hot, soapy water before reuse. Old toothbrushes should be replaced to prevent reinfection. People who are caring for someone with tonsillitis should wash their hands frequently, to prevent spreading the infection to others.
Source: The Gale Group. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.";
I just came back from the Doctors with my daughter who frequently gets tonsillits and he told me that it does not transmit from one person to the next, if it did my husband and I would get it every time she does. He also informed me that there's really not alot you can do to prevent it but in some case cutting back or cutting out dairy does help some patients, so that is what I am going to try cuttin gdown on her dairy. I hope this is of some help as I now how frusterating it can be to have a child who suffers from tonsillitis.
When I was a kid, if our tonsils acted up, they were yanked out, end of problem! Mine were taken out "just in case".
Doctors are against this now, but if the tonsilitis keeps coming back, it may be an option.
