Tonsils are the oval-shaped organs found at the back of your throat. They help protect your body from microbial infections. Holes in the tonsils, or tonsillar crypts, have an increased risk of ...

You can examine tonsils yourself to check for an infection. Healthy tonsils are pink and don’t stick out far from the sides of your throat. Infected tonsils are typically red and swollen. Tonsils are ...

The tonsils are lumps on each side at the back of the throat, whereas the adenoids are glands further up in the throat and behind the nose. They form part of the immune system. The tonsils and ...

Viral and bacterial infections, such as tonsilitis and strep throat, may cause inflamed or swollen tonsils. Some infections go away on their own, but severe bacterial infections may need antibiotic ...

Although Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is often found in human tonsils, it remains to be precisely determined in what cells and microenvironment the virus is present. Although generally regarded as a B ...