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Have a sore throat and am coughing up yellow mucus. voice is muffled and throat is red and puffy in parts?

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URI. : Sounds like you have an upper respiratory infection, which could be viral or bacterial. Hard to tell exactly without an examination or consultation.

Answered 6/14/2018

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