Ever have a sore throat or an upper respiratory tract infection? Nowadays, a frequently prescribed medication is Azithromycin more commonly known as Zithromax, and most know it as a Z-Pak where you take two pills on day one and then one pill for the remaining four days. While this is a great medication because the ...
Strep throat is a bacterial infection in the throat that can cause a lot of pain and discomfort. It is caused by streptococcal bacteria, and it’s contagious and spreads quite easily. Symptoms of strep throat Fever Headache Difficulty swallowing and/or painful swallowing Swollen lymph nodes in neck Painful/sore throat Swollen tonsils that appear red Red ...
Are you having a sudden and severe sore throat but don’t have other cold like symptoms? Do you have a fever over 101 degrees and having difficulty swallowing? You may have strep throat. Below are seven common symptoms showing you have strep throat: 1. The first symptom that occurs when you have strep throat is ...
One of the most dangerous illnesses to catch back in the old days was scarlet fever, because many people back then didn’t know how to treat it, or what caused it. Scarlet fever today is very rare, but people still get it once in a while; however, it can be treated today. About a year ...
This is my face… Sometimes it is quite lovely and two months ago I was out driving to a “Boutique for the Soul” event as a vendor, got lost and asked a young man for directions who ended our conversation with “you are a very beautiful woman by the way.” A statement to which I ...
The bacteria responsible for strep throat cause fifteen to twenty percent of all sore throats, the vast majority of the rest are caused by viruses. Strep throat is the result of an infection initiated by the group A streptococci bacteria, but is treatable with antibiotics, in contrast to viral related sore throat sources. Children in ...
Saint Vitus Dance is a disease characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements affecting primarily the face, feet and hands. It is reported to occur in 20-30% of patients with acute rheumatic fever. This disease can occur up to six months after an onset of rheumatic fever, usually in girls ages 5-15. “Saint Vitus Dance” is ...
My son, suffering from his tenth bout of strep throat at nine years old, lay feverish and dozing on the doctor’s exam table. I, on the other hand, was staring at my son’s pediatrician with a mix of shock and hope. Shock, because while my son is a rather frequent strep throat patient, he didn’t ...
Yes, dogs can get strep throat, and it can be deadly, so you should know the symptoms. My parents’ dog almost died from strep throat, thanks to a misdiagnosis by a veterinary neurologist who was treating the animal for a brain tumor. One day the German shepherd was listless and had a poor appetite, eyes ...
Strep Throat is no fun at all. It can be a really miserable, painful experience. Knowing how to lessen the severity of your strep symptoms is important. Although antibiotics, like penicillin and amoxicillin, are used to get rid of the bacterial infection, it won’t always make the pain go away. I’ve had strep throat at ...
