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Strep Throat: Sore Throats
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Other ways to relieve strep symptoms include taking nonprescription medications (ibuprofen and acetaminophen/paracetamol) for throat pain and fever reduction. A total of 200 pediatric patients with a mean temperature of 39.2˚C were studied and were randomly given an oral dose of ibuprofen or paracetamol. The reduction in temperature between both treatments didn’t differ, each had a mean decrease difference of 1.2˚C or 1.3˚C.[27] A study in general practice with 8233 patients with musculoskeletal or back pain and sore throat were randomly given 7 days of aspirin, paracetamol, or ibuprofen. The overall pain reduction for musculoskeletal of back pain was 48% and 31% for sore throat.[28]
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"Strep throat" is a contagious infection caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes. Strep throat is only responsible for about 10% to 15% of sore throats. Most other throat infections are caused by viruses.
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People with strep throat get sick an average of 3 days after they are exposed. (The range is 2"5 days.) The illness usually begins suddenly, with a fever that peaks on the second day. Many ... have sore throat, headache, stomachache, nausea, or chills.
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In addition to having a sore throat and fever, people with strep throat feel generally weak and tired. They may ... have a runny nose, have a headache, or the lymph nodes* in their neck may become enlarged. In some cases, toxins (poisons) from streptococcal bacteria may lead to a red, sandpapery rash, which is called scarlet fever.
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About 10 percent of strep throat cases do not respond to penicillin. People who have even a mild sore throat after a 10-day treatment with antibiotic should return to their doctor. An explanation for this problem may be that the person is just a carrier of strep and that something else is causing the sore throat.
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About 10% of strep throat cases don't respond to penicillin. People who haveeven a mild sore throat after a 10-day treatment with antibiotics should return to their doctor. It's possible that the patient is just a carrier of strep, and that something else is causing the sore throat.
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