Strep Throat
The symptoms of strep throat, which is very common in children and adolescents, are fever, abdominal pain, and red, swollen
Almonds.
Strep throat usually requires treatment with antibiotics. With the proper medical care - along with plenty of rest and
Fluids - a child should be back to school and play within a few days.
How Strep Throat spreads
Anyone can get strep throat, but it is most common in school-age children and adolescents. These infections often occur during
the school year, when large groups of children and young people are in close quarters.
The bacteria that strep throat (group A streptococcus) can cause hang in the nose and throat, so normal
Activities such as sneezing, coughing, or shaking hands can easily spread infection from one person to another.
That is why it is so important to teach children the importance of hand washing - good hygiene can reduce their chances
always contagious diseases like strep throat.
Strep Throat vs. Sore Throat
Not all sore throats are strep throats. Most episodes of sore throat - which can be accompanied by a runny nose, cough,
Hoarseness, and red eyes - are caused by viruses and usually clear up on their own without medical treatment.
A child with strep throat starts to other symptoms within about 3 days to develop, such as:
red and white patches in the throat
Swallowing
tender or swollen glands (lymph nodes) in the neck
Red and enlarged tonsils
Headaches
lower stomach pain
Fever
general discomfort, uneasiness or discomfort
Loss of appetite and nausea
Deflection
Diagnosis
If your child has a sore throat and other strep throat symptoms, call your doctor. The doctor will probably make a quick
Streptococcal test in the office, with a cotton swab to take a sample of the fluid at the back of the throat. The test only
It takes about 5 minutes.
If it is positive, your child has strep throat. If it is negative, the doctor will send a sample to a lab for a throat
Culture. The results are usually available within a few days.
Treatment
In most cases, doctors prescribe about 10 days of antibiotic drugs for the treatment of sore throat. Within about 24 hours
after starting on antibiotics, your child will probably have no more fever and therefore not contagious. After the second or
third day after taking antibiotics, the other symptoms should start to go away, too. Even if you feel better, your child
should finish the antibiotics as prescribed. If he or she keeps taking antibiotics too soon, bacteria can remain in the
Throat and symptoms can return.
Sometimes a doctor may decide to treat strep throat with an antibiotic shot, without giving any medication.
A person whose throat infection is not treated very contagious when the symptoms may remain the most difficult, but
contagious for up to 21 days. Lack of treatment - or not completing the prescribed course of antibiotics - can also put
someone at risk for other health problems, such as rheumatic fever (which can cause permanent damage to the heart),
Scarlet fever, blood infections, or kidney disease.
To your sick child to avoid spreading strep throat to others in your home, you should his or her eating utensils, dishes,
and drinking glasses separate from other 'and wash them in hot soapy water after each use. So, make sure that your child
does not share food, drinks, napkins, handkerchiefs, or towels with other family members.
Make sure your child covers his mouth and nose during a sneeze or cough to prevent passing infectious fluid
Droplets to others. Also, your child's toothbrush was throwing started after antibiotic treatment and he or she
is no longer contagious, and make sure that your child uses a new.
Caring for your child
You can help your child feel better while battling strep throat. Give plenty of fluids, such as prevent dehydration
such as water or ginger ale, especially if he or she has a fever. Avoid orange juice, grapefruit juice, lemonade or other
acidic beverages that can irritate a sore throat. Warm liquids like soups, sweetened tea, or hot chocolate can
reassuring.
As the recovery progresses, talk to your doctor if your child return to school and other routine activities.