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Recommended reading: Antibiotics for people with sore throats
Sore throats are infections caused by bacteria or viruses. People usually recover quickly (usually after three or four days), although some develop complications. A serious but rare complication is rheumatic fever, which affects the heart and joints. Antibiotics reduce bacterial infections but they can cause diarrhoea, rash and other adverse effects and communities build resistance to them.
A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia.
Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis - bacterial; Sore throat
Last reviewed: January 8, 2012.
Pharyngitis, or sore throat, is discomfort, pain, or scratchiness in the throat. It often makes it painful to swallow.
See also: * Infectious mononucleosis * Strep throat
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Pharyngitis is caused by swelling (inflammation) of the pharynx, which is in the back of the throat, between the tonsils and the voicebox (larynx).
Most sore throats are cauesd by a viral infection, such as the cold or flu. Some viruses can cause specific types of sore throat, such as coxsackie infection or mononucleosis.
Bacteria that can cause pharyngitis include Group A streptococcus, which leads to strep throat in some cases.
Other, less-common bacteria that cause sore throats include corynebacterium, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Most cases of pharyngitis occur during the colder months. The illness often spreads among family members.
Symptoms
The main symptom is a sore throat.
Other symptoms may include: * Fever * Headache * Joint pain and muscle aches * Skin rashes * Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
Signs and tests
Your health care provider will perform a physical exam and look at your throat.
A rapid test or throat culture to test for strep throat may be done. Other laboratory tests may be done depending on the suspected cause.
Treatment
Most sore throats are caused by viruses. Antibiotics do not help. Using them to treat viral infections helps
Sore throats are infections caused by bacteria or viruses. People usually recover quickly (usually after three or four days), although some develop complications. A serious but rare complication is rheumatic fever, which affects the heart and joints. Antibiotics reduce bacterial infections but they can cause diarrhoea, rash and other adverse effects and communities build resistance to them.
A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia.
Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis - bacterial; Sore throat
Last reviewed: January 8, 2012.
Pharyngitis, or sore throat, is discomfort, pain, or scratchiness in the throat. It often makes it painful to swallow.
See also: * Infectious mononucleosis * Strep throat
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Pharyngitis is caused by swelling (inflammation) of the pharynx, which is in the back of the throat, between the tonsils and the voicebox (larynx).
Most sore throats are cauesd by a viral infection, such as the cold or flu. Some viruses can cause specific types of sore throat, such as coxsackie infection or mononucleosis.
Bacteria that can cause pharyngitis include Group A streptococcus, which leads to strep throat in some cases.
Other, less-common bacteria that cause sore throats include corynebacterium, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Most cases of pharyngitis occur during the colder months. The illness often spreads among family members.
Symptoms
The main symptom is a sore throat.
Other symptoms may include: * Fever * Headache * Joint pain and muscle aches * Skin rashes * Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
Signs and tests
Your health care provider will perform a physical exam and look at your throat.
A rapid test or throat culture to test for strep throat may be done. Other laboratory tests may be done depending on the suspected cause.
Treatment
Most sore throats are caused by viruses. Antibiotics do not help. Using them to treat viral infections helps