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How do i know if i have a strep or a sore throat from cold?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

The only way to know: For sure is with strep test/ culture. I would tell you that you get beefy red, enlarged tonsils with exudates and swollen lymph nodes - but sometimes you can have strep with hardly any symptoms. Take care.

Dr Krauser agreed

Answered 2/5/2014

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