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  2. Here's the difference between a sore throat and strep - AOL

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    No matter how you become infected, strep throat won't just go away on its own like viruses do. As a bacterial infection, it requires antibiotics. "Unless someone is allergic, penicillin is the ...

  3. Experts warn of possible higher case counts of strep A ... - AOL

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    Experts are warning of a rise in cases of strep throat, which caused severe complications—and even death—for some children in the US during the 2022-2023 cold and flu season.. According to ...

  4. The Strep-Causing Infection That’s on the Rise—and How It’s ...

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    Group A strep, aka group A Streptococcus, is a bacteria that can cause a range of infections, according to the CDC. Those include strep throat, impetigo, and cellulitis. Those include strep throat ...

  5. Streptococcal pharyngitis - Wikipedia

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    A rapid strep test (also called rapid antigen detection testing or RADT) may also be used. While the rapid strep test is quicker, it has a lower sensitivity (70%) and statistically equal specificity (98%) as a throat culture. [13] In areas of the world where rheumatic fever is uncommon, a negative rapid strep test is sufficient to rule out the ...

  6. Group A streptococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    Group A streptococcal infections are a number of infections with Streptococcus pyogenes, a group A streptococcus (GAS). [1] S. pyogenes is a species of beta-hemolytic Gram-positive bacteria that is responsible for a wide range of infections that are mostly common and fairly mild.

  7. Rheumatic fever - Wikipedia

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    Rheumatic fever primarily affects children between ages 5 and 17 years and occurs approximately 20 days after strep throat. In up to a third of cases, the underlying strep infection may not have caused any symptoms. [citation needed] The rate of development of rheumatic fever in individuals with untreated strep infection is estimated to be 3%.

  8. Biden on Helene disaster: 'We're not leaving until the job is ...

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    WASHINGTON − As many as 600 people are still missing in the wake of Hurricane Helene, President Joe Biden said Monday, promising devastated communities that help is on the way and the "nation ...

  9. Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration - Wikipedia

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    Biden at the opening ceremony of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland on November 1, 2021. The final target of the administration is reaching carbon neutrality in the United States by 2050. [34] Joe Biden sees climate change as an "existential threat", [35] a view supported by most in the scientific community.