Other symptoms include: 1  Throat pain or tenderness. 2  Redness of the tonsils. 3  A white or yellow coating on the tonsils.  Painful blisters or ulcers on the 1  throat. Headache.  Loss of 1  appetite. Ear 2  pain. Difficulty swallowing or breathing through the 3  mouth. Swollen glands in the neck or jaw  area. Fever, 1  chills. Bad  breath.
A sinus infection is not a contagious disease. However, if it results from a viral infection such as the common cold, then the causal pathogen may be passed from person to person. More information on this subject has been provided in the following article. Advertisement. Your doctor may treat you with antibiotics if you have a bacterial sinus infection that is severe, persistent (stays for more than 10 days) or recurring. Otherwise, the above self-care measures are good enough to manage the condition.
Bacterial meningitis is usually less contagious than viral; depending on the bacterial genus causing the infection, it may be contagious during the incubation period and for about an additional seven to 14 days. And they can be contagious for much longer (many days to months) if the person becomes a carrier.