Strep throat can easily be confused with throat infections caused by viruses – here are a few ways to know the difference
- Written by Allen Shaughnessy, Professor of Family Medicine, Tufts University
Strep is most common in children between the ages of 5 and 15.aquaArts studio/E+ via Getty Images“My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.”
So declares Mary to Anne in “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as “just a sore...