Causes of Throat Infection
Throat infections are usually caused by a virus. Most often, it is one of the viruses that cause the common cold, such as rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza virus, or respiratory syncytial virus. Less often, another virus is involved, such as the Epstein-Barr virus (which causes mononucleosis) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

In less than one third of people, throat infections are caused by a bacterial infection. Group A streptococcus (strep throat) is the most common bacterial cause and usually occurs in children between age 5 and age 15. Strep throat is less common in children under age 3 and in older adults. Untreated strep throat sometimes causes complications. Complications can include tonsillar cellulitis or abscess, rheumatic fever, and kidney inflammation

Symptoms of Throat Infection
People with a throat infection have severe pain with swallowing and usually speaking. The pain is sometimes also felt in the ears. Some people have fever, headache, and an upset stomach. The tonsils are red and swollen and sometimes have white patches on them. Lymph nodes in the neck may become swollen and tender.

In people who have frequent tonsil infections, the normal small pits in the tonsils sometimes become filled with white, hardened secretions that resemble tiny stones. These stones can trap odor-causing bacteria, causing chronic bad breath, and can predispose people to subsequent bouts of tonsillitis.

Diagnosis of Throat Infection
A doctor’s evaluation
Sometimes tests to check for strep throat
Doctors recognize a throat infection by viewing the throat. However, because viral infections and bacterial infections often cause the same appearance in the throat, it is difficult for doctors to know whether the cause is a viral or bacterial infection just by looking at the throat. However, people with a runny nose and cough are more likely to have a viral infection.

diagnosis of throat infection
a doctor’s evaluation
sometimes tests to check for strep throat
doctors recognize a throat infection by viewing the throat. however, because viral infections and bacterial infections often cause the same appearance in the throat, it is difficult for doctors to know whether the cause is a viral or bacterial infection just by looking at the throat. however, people with a runny nose and cough are more likely to have a viral infection.

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because it is often considered important to identify strep throat (which is generally treated with antibiotics), doctors sometimes swab the person’s throat and do tests to identify streptococcus bacteria. typically, doctors test most children but test adults only if they meet certain criteria, such as having white patches on the tonsils (tonsillar exudates), swollen and tender lymph nodes in the neck, fever, and an absence of cough. however, not all experts agree on when testing should be done or even when antibiotics should be given.

Treatment of Throat Infection
Pain relievers (analgesics)
For strep throat, antibiotics
Sometimes surgical removal of the tonsils
Analgesics given by mouth, such as acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), often help reduce pain in people with a throat infection. Gargling with warm salt water has often been recommended but has not been shown to help. Some doctors also give a single dose of a corticosteroid, dexamethasone, which may shorten the duration of symptoms. It may also help lessen airway blockage caused by mononucleosis.

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