It is felt that a strep infection in the throat will resolve in several days with or without treatment but you may transmit the infection for a couple of weeks& if not treated at the time of symptoms there's a risk of heart and kidney damage. Many children have developed rheumatic fever,glomerulonephritis,rheumatic heart disease from unrecognized strep infections. No physician would neglect strep
Answered 9/22/2022
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