What is Streptococcal Pharyngitis. It is commonly known as "sore throat or strep throat." Characteristics of having "sore throat" is when you have difficulty swallowing and pain in the throat area. Picture a inflammed throat with adhering pus and tiny little hemmorahages scattered. (That is not a pretty picture is it) Sometimes infected individuals can't even tell they have it due to mild to no symptoms at all. Strep throat is known to affect individuals on an average about a week.
Prevention and treatment include ventilation and avoidance of crowding, since the infection is highly contagious. Sadly, no vaccine is available yet. Daily penicillin treatment to prevent further infection. There are also little home remedies such as honey, and mixing salt with water to help speed the process of curing. In the end, whenever you get a strep throat, it just plain sucks. The pain is excruciating. I'm going to go try some salt with water right now to see if that helps.
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