10 Tonsillitis Causes
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Adenoviruses
Adenoviruses are a large family of viruses, and also very common. When they infect us, they can cause a range of illnesses, one of which is the common cold. Symptoms typically include a fever, runny nose, cough, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis. The symptoms are usually only mild and the patient will begin to feel better in just a few days or so.
Adenoviruses can also cause some other diseases like bladder infections, gastroenteritis, eye infections, encephalitis, and meningitis. These cases are thankfully very rare, however, and patients with an adenovirus infection will go on to make a full recovery the vast majority of the time.
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