{"id":3018,"date":"2022-11-04T19:39:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T23:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2022-11-04T19:39:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T23:39:52","slug":"what-to-know-about-strep-throat-symptoms-causes-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/what-to-know-about-strep-throat-symptoms-causes-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Strep Throat: Symptoms, Causes &amp; Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Strep throat is a common infection that can affect both children and adults. In fact, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/groupastrep\/diseases-public\/strep-throat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, \u201cUp to 3 in 10 children with a sore throat have strep throat, about 1 in 10 adults with a sore throat has strep throat.\u201d Below we review everything you need to know about this condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Symptoms of Strep Throat<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/headache-ent-treatment-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"Sick young woman lying on the couch and holding her head with hand. Ill woman lying on the sofa with high temperature.\" class=\"wp-image-3020\" width=\"315\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/headache-ent-treatment-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/headache-ent-treatment-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/headache-ent-treatment-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/headache-ent-treatment-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are many possible symptoms of strep throat, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/ent\/sore-throat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sore throat<\/a><\/li><li>White patches on the throat<\/li><li>Red, swollen tonsils<\/li><li>Fever<\/li><li>Nausea<\/li><li>Headache<\/li><li>Body ache<\/li><li>Skin rash<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Causes of Strep Throat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Strep throat is caused by bacteria called Group A Streptococcus. It is spread when you\u2019re in close contact with an infected person who coughs or sneezes, causing respiratory droplets to enter the air. You\u2019re most likely to catch strep throat if you\u2019re between five and 15 years old and if you\u2019re in a crowd of people in an enclosed environment, or if someone in your household has it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Treatment for Strep Throat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can be treated for strep throat, you need first to be diagnosed. This is done using a rapid antigen test or throat culture, both of which involve rubbing a sterile swab on the throat and tonsils, then getting it evaluated by a lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do have strep throat, your doctor will prescribe antibiotics that you can pick up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medchestrx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Medicine Chest Pharmacy<\/a>. Most commonly, people with strep throat are either prescribed penicillin or amoxicillin. It\u2019s important to take the full course of antibiotics even if you start feeling better before you\u2019re done with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To manage symptoms in the meantime, you can take over-the-counter pain relievers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen, suck on throat lozenges, drink tea with honey and lemon, gargle warm salt water, eat cold foods like popsicles and run a humidifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to seek medical treatment for strep throat right away, as it is associated with complications such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Abscesses around the <a href=\"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/ent\/tonsillitis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tonsils<\/a><\/li><li>Swollen lymph nodes<\/li><li>Sinus infections<\/li><li>Ear infections<\/li><li>Kidney disease<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information or to schedule an appointment, call <span class=\"company-name \">Ear, Nose &amp; Throat Associates<\/span> right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ul class=\"related-posts\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/the-impact-of-smoking-on-ent-health-risks-and-recovery\/\" class=\"related-post\">The Impact Of Smoking On ENT Health: Risks and Recovery<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/what-causes-white-spots-on-the-throat\/\" class=\"related-post\">What Causes White Spots on the Throat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/home-remedies-for-a-sore-throat-and-when-to-see-a-doctor\/\" class=\"related-post\">Home Remedies for a Sore Throat and When to See a Doctor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strep throat is a common infection that can affect both children and adults. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, \u201cUp to 3 in 10 children with a sore throat have strep throat, about 1 in 10 adults with a sore throat has strep throat.\u201d Below we review everything you need&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Strep throat is a common infection that can affect both children and adults.","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3018"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3018"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3022,"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3018\/revisions\/3022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}