El Paso Urgent Care: Strep Throat – Symptoms and Treatment

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Strep throat is a contagious disease caused by a bacteria known as streptococcus. The disease causes inflammation and swelling of the mucous membranes lining the back of the throat and tonsils. It mainly affects school-aged children and teenagers. Strep throat is common in children aged between 5 to 15 years. Statistics show that Streptococcus bacteria causes about 15% to 40% of sore throat cases in this age group. Read More…

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  • Hi Summit,
    Thank you for posting your article. Interesting one.
    Keep posting !

    Jing May 11, 2016

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