Are inflamed tonsils bacterial or viral?

Acute tonsillitis can occur in both types of infections and requires a bacterial culture of the pharyngeal secretions for further determination. Bacterial infections usually lead to severe throat pain, and cause fever symptoms will be persistent high fever, after the use of antipyretic drugs, the general feeling of fatigue did not improve significantly. Tonsillitis caused by viral infection will be found in the examination, the surface mucosa is edema, and after the use of antipyretic drugs, the symptoms of generalized fatigue can be effectively relieved. Regardless of which infection caused by tonsillitis, we need to use antiviral drugs and antimicrobial agents for the cause of the disease, at the same time use mouthwash to rinse the mouth, maintain oral hygiene, drink plenty of fluids, more rest, if there are no obvious systemic symptoms, usually in 7-10 days of gradual recovery.