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Hi doctors. how do i know if i have a bad cold or strep?
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Med eval for Streph: Sxs of strep throat can include: large, red painful tonsils with white exudates; small red dots on the roof of the mouth; swollen lymph nodes on the neck; fever, headache, rash, difficulty swallowing, fatigue & rash. Complications can include infection of middle ear, sinuses, tonsils, skin & blood; Scarlet fever, inflammation of the kidney (glomerulonephritis) & eventually Rheumatic fever. Cold sx
Answered 6/19/2014
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