Tonsillitis is caused when bacteria or viruses invade your tonsils, causing them to swell. So the general cause of tonsillitis is a bacterial or viral invasion. Treatment options for tonsillitis depend on whether your infections is a bacteria or viral infection.
That means leaking pipes could have gone unfixed long enough to create the right conditions for the sinkhole. (Related pictures: How Humans Can Trigger Earthquakes.) In fact, Bonis thinks calling the Guatemala City chasm a sinkhole is a misnomerâa true sinkhole is an entirely natural phenomenon. There is no scientific term for what happened in Guatemala, he said, adding that he recommends the pit be dubbed a piping feature.
Vacuum disc phenomenon is a condition characterized by degeneration of the spinal/vertebral disc over some time, which occurs due to erosion of the cartilage and buildup of gas bubbles in the space occurring between and within the disc. The gas is just air, primarily nitrogen, and can be detected via X-rays.