It's less common, but bacterial infections can also cause a sore throat. You may develop a sore throat if you contract a bacteria through direct exposure to respiratory droplets from an infected ...
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils—the two lymph glands at the back of your throat. This condition develops in response to an infection. It can be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) and ...
A sore throat that doesn’t go away despite treatment could indicate an underlying infection. One such possibility is oral gonorrhoea, caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. Oral sex can ...
Pneumonia is a broad term used to describe inflammation of the airways caused by a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. Walking pneumonia describes a milder subset of the condition caused by the ...