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Sore throat, body aches, cough for 3 days. white pockets on back of throat today. strep? heat is the contagious time line? have small children

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Need a strep swab: It is difficult to diagnose strep throat based on the clinical symptoms. You need to swab your throat in urgent care. Typically, strep troat has no cough or runny nose.

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/11/2015

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