The girl who sits next to me at work for 8hrs a day has today been diagnosed with tonsilitis and was off work. she is 23 and i am Male, age 26 - I have never had it, am i at risk from catching it? if she comes back to work does that increase my risk of catching it???
i have only had tonsillitis twice and twice it was because of damage to the throat-once because i got a fishbone stuck in my throat and 15 years later because I tried smoking rollups and burned my throat.i'm no doctor but NOT everyone gets tonsillitis, like the flu for instance.i wouldnt worry about it being contagious for a second .horrible illness by the way, but its not like chicken pox.
Tonsillitis is a Viral infection, therefore, in extreme cases it can be passed on, mainly by the methods Jenna1978 has stated, she's described it perfectly.
my best friend who i grew up with for years had tonsilities 3 times a year and still does ( she wont have them out) and i never once caught it in all those years.
However only a few months ago my son had anti bacterial tonsilities then my fella got it and then so did i for the first time ever so i would be careful get some spray and clean everything down at work