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About Strep Throat
What it is
Strep throat is a bacterial infection in the throat and tonsils.
Symptoms
It usually takes 2 to 5 days after exposure to become ill with strep throat.
Common symptoms may include:
- Fever
- Pain when swallowing
- Red and swollen tonsils
- Sore throat that started very quickly and may look red
- Swollen lymph nodes in the front of the neck
- Tiny, red spots on the roof of the mouth, called petechiae
- White patches or streaks of pus on the tonsils
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Swelling, redness, and white patches are common symptoms of strep throat.
Less common symptoms, especially for children, may include:
- Headache
- Nausea or vomiting
- Rash (scarlet fever)
- Stomach pain
Complications
Complications can occur after a strep throat infection if the bacteria spread to other parts of the body.
Complications can include:
- Abscesses (pockets of pus) around the tonsils or in the neck
- Ear infections
- Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (a kidney disease)
- Rheumatic fever (a disea
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