What is Strep throat?

What is Strep throat?

• Strep throat: Streptococcal bacterial throat infection.
• Strep throat: an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Strep throat: Introduction

Types of Strep throat:

Broader types of Strep throat:

• Streptococcal Infections
• Bacterial diseases
• Diseases contagious from droplets
• Diseases contagious from food
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What causes Strep throat?

Causes of Strep throat: see causes of Strep throat
Risk factors for Strep throat: see risk factors for Strep throat

What are the symptoms of Strep throat?

Symptoms of Strep throat: see symptoms of Strep throat

Incubation period for Strep throat: 2-4 days

Incubation period for Strep throat: Incubation period, the period after exposure and before symptoms show up, is 2-4 days. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Can anyone else get Strep throat?

Contagion of Strep throat: Droplet infection, sneezes, coughes. Rarely contaminated food.
More information: see contagiousness of Strep throat

Strep throat: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Strep throat.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Strep throat.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Strep throat: see treatments for Strep throat
Research for Strep throat: see research for Strep throat

Society issues for Strep throat

Hospitalization statistics for Strep throat: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Strep throat:

• 0.019% (2,467) of hospital consultant episodes were for pneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 51% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 49% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 94% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 12.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for pneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for pneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Strep throat:

Organs and body systems related to Strep throat include:

• Throat

Name and Aliases of Strep throat

Main name of condition: Strep throat

Class of Condition for Strep throat: bacterial

streptococcal pharyngitis

Streptococcal sore throat, Streptococcus tonsilitis, Septic sore throat, Throat infection
Source - WordNet 2.1