Fun with Infectious Diseases
Your women's health blogger is home with a case of strep throat, and
just awoke from a several-hour nap. Apparently only about 5-10% of
sore throats are caused by bacteria (rather than viruses); this
blogger suffered from enough of these infections as a child to
recognize the red throat stripes and miraculously get a clinic
appointment this morning. Seriously, I'd rather get 5 shots than a
throat culture. Here's some information on the culprit, while the
fever has subsided. Ugh.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia article - covers symptoms,
treatment, complications (including scarlet and rheumatic fever, and
kidney inflammation)
Overview from FamilyDoctor.org
Lengthier overview from MayoClinic.com
In other infectious news, the CDC has posted the weekly flu map. Check
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