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More Than a Third of Kids With Sore Throat Likely Have Strep A by Poh Tin Tan Posted Wed 11 Aug 2010 8:57pm , Dr. Shaikh told Reuters Health, "Of school-aged children who present to their physicians with a sore throat, more than one third will have strep throat (which is much much... with adults and children who are younger than 5 years, suggests that testing of school-aged children who present with sore throat is beneficial," the authors advise. Twelve percent Read on »

Is That Scratchy Throat Really A Cold? The Case Against Strep Throat (Part 1) by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 17 Jun 2010 5:55am snores like a train. She's worried that she has Strep throat. Her general exam, as expected, is normal. No throat inflammation, redness or swollen glands. Looking via a flexible... Here's a typical patient that I see 2-3 time every day in my practice: A young woman comes in complaining of waking up Sunday morning with a sore and scratchy throat. She Read on »

Is That Scratchy Throat Really A Cold? The Case Against Strep Throat (Part 2) by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 21 Jun 2010 9:23am In my last post I described a typical person that sees me for a few day history of throat pain. She has cold-like symptoms, but her exam is essentially normal. Her voice... with alcohol the night before she woke up with her throat pain. This confirms her laryngopharyngeal reflux disease diagnosis. But why does eating late cause throat pain the next morning Read on »

Strep throat indicators by Tom Plamondon Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm are: sore throat fever swollen tonsils swollen tonsils exudates (white patches on the tonsils) Other factors which do not necessary indicate strep throat are age of patient gender cough intensity of sore throat swollen lymph nodes in the neck tonsilar exudates Oral antibiotics for strep throat include: penicillin amoxicillin Read on »

Strep Throat by Tom Plamondon Posted Tue 30 Jun 2009 5:54pm 02/07/09 Strep throat is a bacterial infection of the throat. The infection is caused by Sreptococcus (Group A Beta Hemolytic Strep) bacteria. It is transmitted through the saliva and/or nasal secretions. Streptococcus bacteria takes 2-5 days to incubate in the upper respiratory tract and people with strep throat remain contagious for 1-3 Read on »

Health Tip: Warning Signs That You Have Strep Throat by Medline Plus Posted Wed 18 Aug 2010 6:00am Here are some typical symptoms By Diana Kohnle Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (HealthDay News) -- Strep throat is a nasty infection, dubbed "strep" because it's caused by streptococcus bacteria. The American Academy of Family Physicians says common symptoms of strep throat include: Having a fever. Having Read on »

Strep Throat (Group A Streptococci Infections) by Meredy Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:24pm

3 Comments in the neck and at the angles of the jaw. Strangely, in spite of all the throat pain, hoarseness and loss of voice are not common. Some rare cases of strep infection may result in the production of a toxin that causes a bright red skin rash. This is the rash of "scarlet fever," and it usually lasts from the second to the sixth day of the strep throat infection Read on »

Natural Cure For Strep Throat by Carolin K. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 03 Jul 2009 1:39pm

2 Comments Strep throat often affects children and teenagers but adults may also get the disease. Its symptoms include redness and swelling of the throat and tonsils, sometimes accompanied by fever. Wikipedia defines strep throat this way: Streptococcal pharyngitis or streptococcal sore throat ( strep throat ) is a form of group A streptococcal infection Read on »

You Don’t Need to Come to the ER at 3am for “Strep Throat” by ERDoc Posted Tue 30 Jun 2009 5:54pm , but decisive victory. Prior to the epidemic at Warren Air Force base there was little interest in ‘strep throat’. During the twenties and thirties in the Unites States, sore throat care... Among the more frustrating ER visits that you will never see on your favorite TV medical drama of choice is that of the 3am visit for possible “Strep Throat”. The sad Read on »

Symptoms of Strep Throat by rajesh moganti

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Posted Thu 09 Dec 2010 6:37am assaults of strep throat. Analogous to several types of throat infections, strep throat additionally has the tendency of occurring in the wintry climatic conditions. Individuals... when the infection-ridden person coughs or sneezes. Though several individuals would quickly deem that any pain-causing soreness in the throat is strep throat, however sore Read on »