Antibiotics don't work against viruses, so if you have a viral sore throat, you won't get better faster if you take antibiotics. You might even have some unwanted antibiotic side-effects.

Strep is different from a regular sore throat because it’s caused by bacteria, not a virus. Find a symptom comparison chart ...

The same is true for allergies and GERD. Who Gets a Sore Throat? Anybody can get a sore throat. Viral infections, the most common cause of sore throat, are generally more common in children.

Viral exanthema, also known as “makayha,” an eruptive skin rash often related to a viral infection, has hit 32 students at ...

Viral infections are the most common causes of both pharyngitis and cobblestone throat. These infections include: The common cold: Along with a sore throat, the most common symptoms of the cold ...

Question I was told there is an outbreak of Parvo virus in the community. Can you explain Parvo virus to me? Answer ...

A scratchy, sore throat, a relentless fever, a pounding head and a nasty cough—these symptoms all scream upper respiratory ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing hand foot and mouth, the flu and viral upper respiratory infections this week.

This dose-ranging study used the acute febrile sore throat model (oral temperature ≥38.0°C) to establish the lowest reliable antipyretic and analgesic dose of diclofenac potassium (6.25 ...

For each visit, we assigned one of 16 common diagnoses associated with an acute cough. We considered sinusitis, pneumonia, streptococcal pharyngitis, otitis media, bacterial infection, and ...

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