(HealthDay News) -- Strep throat is a nasty infection, dubbed
"strep" because it's caused by streptococcus bacteria.
The American Academy of Family Physicians says common symptoms
of strep throat include:
- Having a fever.
- Having swelling and pain in the glands that surround the
neck.
- Having swelling and redness of the tonsils.
- Having visible white patches on the tonsils or in the
throat.
- Having a headache.
- In children, having a rash or pain in the belly, or
vomiting.
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