Strep Throat
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About 10% of children who get a sore throat and fever are infected by Group A streptococci (). is a sore throat caused by bacteria, not a virus. The bacteria infects the throat and cause pharyngitis, inflammation of the pharynx. is important to get treated for quickly because certain kinds of s ....
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.... caused by many viruses. In fact, most sore throats are not strep, but are merely sore throats caused by viruses. So, in order to tell if a sore throat is in fact strep, a throat culture is needed.
There are a few symptoms of . First, a significant fever of about 101 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Second, pus, or white spots, on either or both the tonsils and throat area when the tonsils have been removed. A third symptom is swollen, tender lymph nodes in the throat area, just below the e ....
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