Strep Throat
Streptococcal pharyngitis, which is more commonly known as strep throat, is a common disease that effects people all the time. Bacteria, viruses, mycoplasmas, fungi, and parasites cause strep throat. Streptococcus bacteria may live in your throat or nose without causing any symptoms. In the winter most people actually have this bacteria in their nose or mouth and be healthy. These people are carries who do not have any symptoms nor spread the bacteria to other people. If these people become stressed or their immune system has been fighting a virus such as a common cold then the streptococcus bacteria may suddenly become harmful. (Pharyngitis, 2015).
Sometimes it is hard to know if you have strep throat or not. The symptoms that you would have are 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, swollen or tender lymph glands in your neck, fever, headache, rash and fatigue. (Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, 2012). In small children they …show more content…
When you are being treated for strep throat, your symptoms may resolve within 3-4 days. Strep throat usually does not come back to the same person multiple times, but it can happen. In most cases it will reoccur when antibiotic treatment is delayed or if the antibiotics is not having any effect. Oral penicillin is the most effective for curing strep throat when it is given for 10 days. Untreated strep throat can become very dangerous. It can cause long-term medical problems. It is very rare but if left untreated, it can cause death from heart or kidney failure. (Reed Group, 2009). There is no vaccine for strep throat, however you can prevent it simply by practicing good hygiene. Make sure you are washing your hands often and avoid contact with someone you know who has strep throat. Try to avoid high traffic areas just as you would try avoiding getting the flu. (Aspicer,
Streptococcal pharyngitis, which is more commonly known as strep throat, is a common disease that effects people all the time. Bacteria, viruses, mycoplasmas, fungi, and parasites cause strep throat. Streptococcus bacteria may live in your throat or nose without causing any symptoms. In the winter most people actually have this bacteria in their nose or mouth and be healthy. These people are carries who do not have any symptoms nor spread the bacteria to other people. If these people become stressed or their immune system has been fighting a virus such as a common cold then the streptococcus bacteria may suddenly become harmful. (Pharyngitis, 2015).
Sometimes it is hard to know if you have strep throat or not. The symptoms that you would have are 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, swollen or tender lymph glands in your neck, fever, headache, rash and fatigue. (Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, 2012). In small children they …show more content…
When you are being treated for strep throat, your symptoms may resolve within 3-4 days. Strep throat usually does not come back to the same person multiple times, but it can happen. In most cases it will reoccur when antibiotic treatment is delayed or if the antibiotics is not having any effect. Oral penicillin is the most effective for curing strep throat when it is given for 10 days. Untreated strep throat can become very dangerous. It can cause long-term medical problems. It is very rare but if left untreated, it can cause death from heart or kidney failure. (Reed Group, 2009). There is no vaccine for strep throat, however you can prevent it simply by practicing good hygiene. Make sure you are washing your hands often and avoid contact with someone you know who has strep throat. Try to avoid high traffic areas just as you would try avoiding getting the flu. (Aspicer,