STREP THROAT

SYMPTOMS

• Pain or difficulty with swallowing.
• White or yellow spots or coating on the throat and tonsils.
• Headaches can happen.
• High fever, may get the chills.
• It may hurt to swallow. You may feel swollen, tender glands in your neck.

CAUSES

• spread by person to person contact with fluids from nose or saliva.
• Strep throat is most common in children between ages 5.

TREATMENT

• Drink warm liquids such as lemon tea or tea with honey.
• pain medications, such as acetaminophen.
• Gargle several times a day with warm salt water
• Drink cold liquids or have some popsicles.

PREVENTION