๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ?
Strep throat is a bacterial infection caused by Group A Streptococcus.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐?
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Coughing or sneezing
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Sharing items that touch the mouth, like water bottles, eating utensils, lip balm and other items or sneezing
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Touching a contaminated surface or item and then touching your mouth or nose
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ
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Fever
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Pain, especially when swallowing
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Abrupt start of sore throat
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White patches or pus on tonsils
๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ
๐ A simple throat swab test detects strep. The back of the throat is swabbed then the swab is tested for the presence of Group A Strep. A rapid test provides quick, in-office results. If the rapid test is negative but the symptoms point to strep, a lab culture test can offer a more accurate result.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ
๐ When bacteria spread to other parts of the body, serious illness may occur. This is one reason itโs important to seek treatment quickly for strep throat symptoms.
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ
๐ We recommend waiting to resume normal activities until you or your child no longer has a fever and has taken the prescribed antibiotics for at least 12 hours.
๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
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