Hi,I have tonsillitis and I was not sure if this is a gonorrhea throat? I had an aggressive kiss a year a go but rather than that I haven t had another sexual contact of any kind. Is it possible that I have gonorrhea throat? Is it possible to get HIV through kissing?
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint Tonsillitis is most commonly seen due to bacterial or viral infection in throat leading to inflammation and swelling of the tonsils. As far as Gonorrhea is concerned, it is a sexually transmitted infection and is mostly transmitted via urogenital contact. As you kissed on year ago and has no other exposure after that therefore chances of gonorrhea or HIV are negligible, and it can be most probably bacterial or viral throat infection leading to Tonsillitis. I would suggest you to consult a General Physician or an ENT expert and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations throat swab culture can help in ruling out the exact cause of the infection and treatment can be done accordingly. In case of bacterial infection antibiotics like Azithromycin or Augmenting can be advised along with anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen, doing warm saline gargles, steam inhalation and use a humidifier in your room. Chew a vitamin C pellet daily. Suck throat lozenges. Avoid spicy and chilled foods. Sip plenty of warm water. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards. Chat Doctor.