My throat kills! I don't have a temp though. Is this sprep throat? I have white spots in the back of my throat.
2006-07-27 17:19:51 · 9 answers · asked by Luekas 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The only way to tell if you have strep is with a throat culture (doctor time). White spots signal infectioon but not necessarily strep. See the doctor pronto!
2006-07-27 18:33:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a rash on the lower part of your body? The combination usually means strep. The spots could be just a virus. Drink plenty of warm liquids and try some throat spray or lozenges until you can get to the doctor.
2006-07-27 17:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by DisIllusioned 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Description of Sore Throat (Pharyngitis)
A sore throat is a symptom of infection, usually viral, or of an irritation of the pharynx - the back portion of the mouth behind the tongue.
The irritation may be a local throat infection or the result of post-nasal drip caused by discharge from allergies, sinusitis, or a head cold.
Children are especially susceptible to sore throats because their immune systems are not mature enough to fend off flu and cold viruses. They are also exposed to viruses from sneezing and coughing classmates.
Sore throats caused by a cold or flu virus are usually self-limiting, and will clear on their own in a few days. Viral infections do not respond to antibiotics, although their symptoms can be relieved by self-help measures.
Description of Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcal bacteria are extremely versatile and common. Able to invade almost any part of the body, streptococci cause a host of diseases. These microbes are divided into more than a dozen different groups, based on the proteins they harbor in their cell walls and their characteristics as determined by laboratory tests.
A list of some of the most troublesome categories or species of streptococcus and the diseases for which they are well known includes:
Group A: strep throat, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, impetigo, toxic streptococcal syndrome, streptococcal kidney disease, blood infections
Group B: blood infections in newborns, meningitis, childhood fever
Groups C, D, G, H, K: urinary tract infections, heart infections, meningitis, upper and lower respiratory tract infections
Streptococcus mutans: dental caries (cavities)
Streptococcus pneumonia: Pneumonia, ear infections, meningitis, sinus infections
2006-07-27 17:48:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got over strep! It sucked!! I had the same thing.. just go to your doctor.. If you don't have insurance don't have them test you for it because the same sore throat medication will cure strep as well! I learned this and saved like $35!!!
Good luck.. my strep was bad for a few days and now am better: )
2006-07-27 17:26:36 · answer #4 · answered by brandieb1230 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's possible. I've had white spots on my tonsils tho an it wasn't strep. It was jus a bad sore throat. suc on sum cough drops
2006-07-27 17:22:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep thats strep throat
go to the doctor. he'll put a cotton swab on the back of ur throat and he'll test it to make sure, then he'll prescribe something. if u dont go to the doctor ull get it again lol
2006-07-27 17:23:17 · answer #6 · answered by abc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT DEFINELY SOUNDS LIKE STREP THROAT GO AND GET IT CHECKED OUT
2006-07-27 17:57:20 · answer #7 · answered by tinkerbell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be thrush..go see your doctor, meantime, have some yogurt with some acidophilus and bifidus in it to kill off the thrush.
2006-07-27 17:23:17 · answer #8 · answered by caz_v8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely
2006-07-27 17:24:08 · answer #9 · answered by Sandra K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋