Sometimes, the inside of your mouth may also appear swollen and red from inflammation.
A sore throat often develops with a cold and improves in about a week.
In comparison, strep throat usually appears very quickly with painful swallowing.
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Strep, on the other hand, has just one cause: Group A strep.
Healthcare providers typically prescribepenicillinsandclindamycinto treat strep throat.
If so, you’ll need antibiotics to treat the strep throat infection.
Sore throatscaused by injury, irritation, allergies, or viral infections should not be treated with antibiotics.
it’s possible for you to develop antibiotic resistance when you take antibiotics for nonbacterial conditions.
Without careful prescribing and use of antibiotics, superbugs resistant to many antibiotics will become more common and dangerous.
Sore Throat, Strep, or Something Else?
These complications may include things like:
Group A strep can cause lasting complications, too.
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