GREENSBORO, N.C. — You wake up in the morning with a scratchy throat or a fever. You may be wondering if it is allergies, COVID, or Strep. Which one is it? Dr. Christopher Ohl is an infectious disease ...
Strep throat is diagnosed by visiting a healthcare provider and getting a test done. A doctor will swab the back of your throat for a rapid strep test, which detects if there is a presence of the ...
Most sore throats in kids are viral and heal with home care, but strep throat is bacterial and needs antibiotics to prevent ...
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This news might be hard to swallow. Cases of Streptococcal A, better known as Strep A, are skyrocketing across Japan, according to the Japan Times. Last year there were 941 confirmed cases of ...
The same clinic visit or procedure can have a drastically different price tag in Minnesota depending on your health-care provider, a new survey found. Minnesota Community Measurement on Tuesday ...
(WGN Radio) – Feeling a little gross after the holidays? You may have one (or two, or three) of the overlapping symptoms of RSV, flu, COVID and strep. We asked Dr. Sindhu Aderson at Northwestern ...