A 40-year-old member asked:
what are the typical symptoms of strep throat?
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Dr. Barry Bergman answered
41 years experience Pediatrics
Sore throat: The typical symptoms are sore throat and fever. They often have enlarged glands that are tender and they can have body aches. Sometimes they will have a rash called a scarlitina rash.
Answered on Oct 16, 2018
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Victor Nwanguma answered
20 years experience Infectious Disease
It may be a virus: Most sore throat are caused by virus. They usually go away after a few days, even without any treatment or with only pain medicine.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Viral/mono: Perhaps the major cause of throat related symptoms are related to upper respiratory viruses from several families.One of the best known is the eb viru ... Read More
A female asked:
Dr. Susan Rhoads answered
38 years experience Family Medicine
Maybe.: He could have had the same strain of strep that you have before and is now immune to that one. Or he may not show symptoms yet, because he was expose ... Read More
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Colton Bradshaw answered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Essentially the same: Strep throat is strep throat--a bacterial infection due to exposure to a specific germ called streptococcus. Headache, sore throat, red throat, swolle ... Read More
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