 [ Symptoms ] can a person get tonsilitis if they nolonger have tonsils my son had tonsilitis tonsilitis is a viral infection and does not require an antibiotic however tonsilitis can be caused by strep which is bacterial which requires an antibiotic dr did not do a strep test but perscribed an antibiotic a few days after he got better i developed an extremely sore throat runny nose caughing headache no fever tonsilitis symptoms can i get tonsilitis if i had my tonsils removed if i have a strep infection will my immune system fight it off [ Disease ] shingles are not contagious however if you have not had chickenpox you may develop chickenpox after being exposed to shingles only the drainage from the blisters can spread herpes zoster which is the virus that causes shingles and chickenpox once the blisters crust over they are no longer contagious and before blisters break out the virus cannot be spread if you have had the chickenpox the herpes zoster virus is already lying dormant in your system to put it in a nutshell one person with shingles cannot spread shingles to another person i have been a nurse for 25 years and cared for those with shingles numerous times