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A member asked:
Had a sore throat for a week now abit sore to swallow worse somedays than others what is this?
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Cannot diagnose: Would need to examine you and see this and perhaps get a rapid strep test or throat culture. Go check with your primary care physician and see what this may be. Get better soon.
Answered 9/28/2016
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