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I have a sore throat, chills, dry cough and have had a headache for two weeks now?

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Strep throat or viru: All of the symptoms sounds mainly like a viral ., but this could also be a viral upper and lower respiratory infection or atypical pneumonia. This could also be a strep throat. See your primary care physician.

Answered 4/30/2013

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