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   What causes a sore throat?

   • A sore throat is pain felt anywhere in the throat. Symptoms of sore throat include: The most common cause (80%) is acute viral pharyngitis, a viral infection of the throat. Other causes include other bacterial infections (such as group A streptococcus or streptococcal pharyngitis ), trauma, and tumors.

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   Can diphtheria cause a sore throat?

   • The bacteria can also infect the skin, causing open sores or ulcers. However, diphtheria skin infections rarely result in severe disease. Symptoms of diphtheria disease. When the bacteria that cause diphtheria invade the respiratory system, they produce a poison (toxin) that can cause: weakness, sore throat, fever, and swollen glands in the neck.

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   How common is a sore throat?

   • In the United States, about 1% of all visits to the hospital emergency department, physician office and medical clinics, and outpatient clinics are for sore throat (over 7 million visits for adults and 7 million visits for children per year). A sore throat is pain felt anywhere in the throat. Symptoms of sore throat include:

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DiphtheriaDiphtheria - Wikipedia

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   Sore throat, fever, barking cough: Complications: Myocarditis, Peripheral neuropathy, Proteinuria: Usual onset: 2–5 days post-exposure: Causes: Corynebacterium diphtheriae (spread by direct contact and through the air) Diagnostic method: Examination of throat, culture: Prevention: Diphtheria vaccine: Treatment: Antibiotics, tracheostomy ...

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   Jan 23, 2014 · PUTRID SORE THROAT, also known as putrid fever, was an acute gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx that attacked the tonsils and then caused sloughing near the pharynx. There is no modern classification for this disease.

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4. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditionsDiphtheria - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Oct 6, 2023 · Diphtheria (dif-THEER-e-uh) is a serious bacterial infection that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. Diphtheria is extremely rare in the United States and other developed countries thanks to widespread vaccination against the disease.

5. www.rxlist.com › putrid_throat › definitionPutrid Throat Medical Definition Written by Doctors - RxList

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   Definition of Putrid throat. Medical Editor: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD. home medical dictionary. Putrid throat: a historic term for a severely inflamed throat, with tissue destruction, and fetid odor, often due to strep throat (streptococcal pharyngitis) or diphtheria.

6. www.cdc.gov › diphtheria › aboutSigns and Symptoms | CDC

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   Symptoms of diphtheria disease. When the bacteria that cause diphtheria invade the respiratory system, they produce a poison (toxin) that can cause: weakness, sore throat, fever, and swollen glands in the neck.