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Exposed to strep. woke up at 5 with sore throat woke up later pain gone but now back of neck sore no fever throat not red. could it still be strep?

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Possibly: Occassionally, streph throat can present without the classic beefy red tonsils, white exudates & large, tender lymph nodes. It happened to me twice - with positive streph test & throat culture.

Answered 12/6/2018

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A member asked:

Exposed to strep. woke up at 5 with sore throat woke up later pain gone but now back of neck sore no fever throat not red. could it still be strep?

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Fever of 99.8F - 102.4F, sore, red throat with bumps on the back of the throat, hard to swallow & Breathe, very dizzy. Could this be strep or worse?