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About 10% of children who get a sore throat and fever are infected by Group A streptococci (). is a sore throat caused by bacteria, not a virus. The bacteria infects the throat and cause pharyngitis, inflammation of the pharynx. is importan ....

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... is caused by strep from just looking at the throat itself with the naked eye. The symptoms of can resemble the sore throat caused by many viruses. In fact, most sore throats are not strep, but are merely sore throats caused by viruses. So, in order to tell if a sore throat is in fact strep, a throat culture is needed. There are a few symptoms of . First, a significant fever of about 101 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Second, pus, or white spots, on either or both the tonsils and throat area when the tonsils have been removed. A third symptom is swollen, tender lymph nodes in the throat area, just below the ear, where the jaw bone and nec ...