Question 1

can halls honey-lemon help if i got strep throat?

Accepted Answer

Can help: Halls typically has menthol in its ingredients which can relieve some of the pain of the strep throat. It would not be the full treatment for a bacterial strep throat, which may include antibiotic treatment along with pain relief.

Question 2

how do you get rid of strep throat? i have no insurance so i can't afford to see a doctor. but i've been drinking tea with honey. what type of medicine should i take?

Accepted Answer

For : For throat pain you can take advil or tylenol (acetaminophen).  Continue drinking plenty of fluids. If you have worsening pain, fever, rash or vomiting though you are going to have to be seen.

Question 3

how bad is strep throat?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Streptococcus pyogenes, the bacteria behind strep throat is naturally colonized in some folks. When it is actually infecting you, that is, provoking an immune response in you, it can produce significant problems if left unchecked including rheumatic fever and subsequent heart valve disease later.

Question 4

is strep throat seasonal?

Accepted Answer

Yes!: Majority of "strep throat" occurs in winter and spring.

Question 5

can i die from strep throat?

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No: Your doctor must diagnose strep throat.  If your doctor did in fact diagnose strep, it is easily treated.  You won't die!

Question 6

what is done for strep throat?

Accepted Answer

If verified- treat: The majority of sore throats are viruses, but if you have verified strep you should have it treated with an antibiotic. Symptoms may improve in a day or two without treatment, but complications would still be possible without proper treatment.

Question 7

what is strep throat s history ?

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?: Unsure what you mean with your question.  If you mean it's prodrome (early presentation), the symptoms can widely vary and group a beta-hemolytic strep can masquerade as a lot of other illnesses.  However, sore throat, sometimes fevers, frontal headache, stomach ache, vomiting and nausea, sandpapery rash are all seen.

Question 8

what are symptoms of strep throat?

Accepted Answer

Several: Sore throat, usually fever, a whittish covering over the tonsils, a fetid or foul breath, red spots on the soft part of the upper back of the throat, painful swallowing, enlarged tonsils, enlarged uvulae.  Perhaps a rash (sandpaper like) over the body and enlarged lymph nodes.  You may have strep and not notice it so much.  It can be mild.  If suspected, get tested and treated.

Question 9

i have had strep throat for a year?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms or + tests: There are people that carry strep A year round and will always have a positive rapid test or culture. Blood studies usually show the body is not reacting to the germ.When they come in with a viral sore throat, most treat it as strep.If you are a carrier, it is a bother, but requires no treatment.If you get repeated strep illness,there are combinations of meds that can help stop it.

Question 10

what if strep throat goes untreated?

Accepted Answer

Complications: Complications of strep threat include: abscess, mastoiditis, otitis, rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis.  Rheumatic fever can effect your joints and your heart which can lead to rheumatic heart valve disease.  In the past people would get "saint vidas dance" from cerebral disease.  Glomerulonephritis is inflammation of your kidneys.

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