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  1. Nov 27, 2023 · Do you need treatment? Here’s what you need to know. Strep throat commonly occurs with symptoms like a sore throat, fever, difficulty swallowing, and swollen tonsils. These symptoms...

    • Traci Pedersen
  2. Some people can carry the bacteria that causes strep throat but not feel sick or come down with a strep throat infection. Here we break down what it means to be a strep throat carrier, along with some of the challenges.

    • It's an infection of your throat and sometimes tonsils. "Strep" is short for "group A streptococcus," the type of bacteria that causes it. Your throat may get sore and scratchy.
    • Strep bacteria spreads easily from person to person. You can get it if you: Breathe in tiny droplets from a sick person's cough or sneeze. Get droplets on your hands and then touch your mouth or nose.
    • Besides a sore throat that starts quickly, you can have pain when you swallow, a fever, red and swollen tonsils that sometimes have white patches or streaks of pus, red spots on the roof of your mouth, and swollen lymph nodes in the front of the neck.
    • To find out if you have strep, your doctor will swab the back of your throat to get some mucus. A technician will try to grow, or "culture," any bacteria that might be there.
  3. Technically, strep carriers do not need to be treated because they are not contagious and aren’t sick themselves. However, because it can be difficult to distinguish between a strep carrier and someone with recurrent strep throats, many doctors (me included) try to eradicate the carrier state.

  4. Nov 30, 2022 · Strep throat is a bacterial infection that can make your throat feel sore and scratchy. Strep throat accounts for only a small portion of sore throats. If untreated, strep throat can cause complications, such as kidney inflammation or rheumatic fever.

  5. Jun 25, 2024 · To tell if you have strep throat, watch out for common symptoms, like a severe sore throat, bad breath, swollen glands in your neck, and swollen, red tonsils. You may also have white or yellow patches on your tonsils. Headaches, fatigue, and a fever can also accompany strep throat.

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  7. May 16, 2024 · You can get strep throat if you: Breathe in the air with droplets filled with bacteria; Touch something these droplets land on, such as a doorknob or table, and then rub your eyes, nose, or...

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