Sore throat

nose and tonsils. It is an upper respiratory tract illness characterized by sore throat, low grade gever and adherent membrane. The name of the disease come of the Greek Diphtheria. it means leather hide. The bacterium responsible is Corynebacterium diphtheriae. C. diphtheriae is an aerobic gram-positive toxin-producing bacillus. It is highly contagious upper respiratory tract infection. The onset symptoms are sore throat, low-grade fever, and mild oxidative pharyngitis. In mild cases, the…

CC Lilly is a 24-year-old female here today with a young child, to discuss not feeling well. HPI The patient tells me she was worried she may have strep throat, but now she is not sure that is what she has. Her symptoms started on Sunday June 14th, where she felt very tired most of the day. She also had a sore throat. Those symptoms have persisted. She now has a cough and some feeling of chest congestion. She has had a stuffy nose, and a runny nose and she is having some pressure in her…

diseases which cause a type of bacteria called group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus that leads to an inflammation in the connective tissues like brain, heart and joints. The disease seems to be linked to scarlet fever which is also involved in sore throat infection. Rheumatic fever and scarlet fever can be treated with penicillin injection to kill the bacteria while Azithromycin can be given for those who are allergic to penicillin. Scientists have been trying many trials to stop the bacterial…

Strep throat is a contagious disease also known as streptococcal pharyngitis. It causes inflammation and swelling of mucous membranes or the lining of the back of the throat and the tonsils. The symptoms of strep throat include sudden pain in the throat without cold symptoms such as coughing or sneezing. Also white or yellow spots on your throat or tonsils, plus a bright red throat or dark red spots on the roof of your mouth or near the back of your mouth towards the throat. This bacterial…

What is Mononucleosis? Mononucleosis or “The Kissing Disease” is a viral infection which causes swollen lymph nodes, fever, and sore throat. Causes The Kissing Disease is caused by contact of saliva from an infected person to another person; it can also be spread through contact by an infected person. This disease is not commonly infected by other diseases. The disease has been diagnosed together with a disease by the name of Epstein-Bar Virus for short EBV. A person usually beings to feel the…

1-3 weeks. The 1st symptoms are usually mistaken for the cold or flu. These symptoms include headaches, tiredness, chills, and puffy itchy eyes. The 2nd symptoms are much more severe than the 1st symptoms. The 2nd symptoms include a severe sore throat, general aches, excessive sweating, sensitivity to bright lights, an enlarged spleen or liver, fever and swollen lymph nodes. The fever is usually 101 to 105 degrees F. After about 5 days the temperature should turn back to normal, but the…

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…

- with approximately 5.3 cases per 100, 000 people – almost five times the rate of meningococcal disease (King, 2015). Rheumatic fever is a complication of strep throat, it is dominantly a disease of economic deprivation, overcrowding and healthcare inequality (Sharpe, 2011). A key symptom associated with rheumatic fever is a sore throat, if left untreated it can lead to rheumatic heart disease and various other complications (Sharpe, 2011). At present, Maori and Pacific children and adults are…

CC Sore throat and congestion. Lesion on left toe. Puncture wound. Poison ivy. S The patient is a 19-year-old gentleman who tells me he has been having a sore throat and congestion for the past two weeks. He was also having a cough that would wake him at night. He states the cough now is better but he continues with copious rhinorrhea and postnasal drip. He also has a tickle in his throat, but it does not feel severe. He denies any fevers. The patient wants me to look at a lesion on…

“Flu” is actually just an alias for the notorious virus the scientific name is influenza. Some signs of the flu is a fever or feeling of feverish/chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, and even vomiting or diarrhea. Many experts have come to the conclusion that the virus will spread by tiny droplets when people with the flu cough, sneeze, or talk. These droplet may…