What Are All the Symptoms of Strep Throat?
Question by kimi: What are all the symptoms of strep throat?
Do you think its strep or just a cold?
I think that i only have a cold. Because I have a fever,sore throat,runny noise.(maybe not that runny) and I am a little chilly in my bones. But my mom thinks that its possible I have strep. She thought it was a cold too but its been going on for a little less that 4 days. Then she said that it shouldn’t have lasted this long so she thinks its strep.
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Answer by Elizabeth<3
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MayoClinic.com Strep throatStrep throat — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes and treatment in children and adults.
Definition
Strep throat is a bacterial throat infection that can make your throat feel sore and scratchy. Most sore throats are caused by viruses and usually go away on their own. Only a small portion of sore throats are the result of strep throat.
It’s important to identify strep throat for a number of reasons. If untreated, strep throat can sometimes cause complications such as kidney inflammation and rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever can lead to painful and inflamed joints, a rash and even damage to heart valves.
Strep throat is most common between the ages of 5 and 15, but it affects people of all ages. If you or your child has signs or symptoms of strep throat, see your doctor for prompt treatment.
Symptoms
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Strep throat usually causes throat pain and difficulty swallowing. This photo of strep throat shows inflammation and red spots, caused by the infection.
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Throat pain
Difficulty swallowing
Red and swollen tonsils, sometimes with white patches or streaks of pus
Tiny red spots on the soft or hard palate — the area at the back of the roof of the mouth
Swollen, tender lymph glands (nodes) in your neck
Fever
Headache
Rash
Stomachache and sometimes vomiting, especially in younger children
It’s possible for you or your child to have many of these signs and symptoms, but not have strep throat. The cause of these signs and symptoms could be a virus, tonsillitis or other illnesses. That’s why your doctor generally tests specifically for strep throat.
It’s also possible to have the bacteria that can cause strep in your throat without having a sore throat. Some people are carriers of strep, which means they can pass the bacteria on to others, but the bacteria do not make them sick.
When to seek medical advice
Call your doctor if you or your child has any of these signs and symptoms:
A sore throat without cold symptoms such as runny nose
A sore throat accompanied by tender, swollen lymph glands (nodes)
A sore throat that lasts longer than 48 hours
A fever higher than 101 F (38 C) in older children, or any fever lasting longer than 48 hours
Rash
Problems breathing or difficulty swallowing anything, including saliva
A lack of improvement after taking antibiotics for 24 to 48 hours
A fever — or pain or swelling in the joints, shortness of breath or a rash — after a strep infection, even as long as three weeks after infection. These can be indicators of rheumatic fever
Cola-colored urine more than a week after a strep infection, as this may indicate kidney inflammation (poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis)
Causes
The cause of strep throat is bacteria known as Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus.
Streptococcal bacteria are highly contagious. They can spread through airborne droplets when someone with the infection coughs or sneezes. You can also pick up the bacteria from a doorknob or other surface and transfer them to your nose or mouth. Kitchen utensils and bathroom objects are other common modes of infection transmission.
Risk factors
Several factors can increase your risk of strep throat infection:
Young age. Strep throat occurs most commonly in children between the ages of 5 and 15.
Time of year. Although strep throat can occur anytime of the year, it tends to circulate in late fall, winter and early spring. Strep bacteria flourish wherever groups of people are in close contact. That’s why the infection spreads easily among family members, in schools and in child care settings.
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