Tonsillitis appears most often in children and teenagers. Common symptoms include sore throat, red and swollen tonsils covered in pus, difficult or painful swallowing, fever, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, scratchy voice, bad breath, stiff neck and headache. Seek immediate diagnosis and treatment from the nearest health unit if you have these symptoms.

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