A 32-year-old member asked:

how can you distinguish between strep, mono and a bacterial/virus throat infection (caused by cold)?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Psychiatry 25 years experience

Medical evaluation: Can evaluate with a strep throat test & culture, monospot, history and physical exam..

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A 50-year-old member asked:

Is it possible to get a virus strep throat when you have a bacteria strep throat?

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A 43-year-old female asked:

I know streptococcus bacteria cause strep throat - can they also cause ear infections? Is there a vaccine available for these bacteria?

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A 27-year-old male asked:

Hello. I have a lot of white stuff on the back of my throat. Doctor told me not strep and may be viral. Doesn't white mean bacterial infection?

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Is it possible that a child has strep throat and the adults around the child only get throat infections without the strep bacteria?

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Are there any other bacterial throat infections besides strep throat?

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