| If you notice a red, sore throat, with | | | | culture, or for a rapid strep test. This |
| swollen neck lymph nodes, a fever, headache, | | | | process can be done in the doctors office, |
| and white spots on your tonsils, then you | | | | and only takes 5 to 10 minutes. If the |
| probably have what is known as strep throat. | | | | original tests come back negative, then a |
| In childrens cases, it can cause abdominal | | | | second "follow - up culture" test may take |
| pain, nausea, and even vomiting. Symptoms | | | | place. This can take up to 2 days for |
| such as a stuffy nose, sneezing, and | | | | results. If you are taking medication, and |
| coughing, which are common for colds, are not | | | | both tests are negative for strep, |
| generally seen in the case of strep throat.If | | | | discontinue use of the antibiotics, as this |
| harsh symptoms do not arise, and you are | | | | may suggest that you have a viral infection |
| untreated, you could be infecting people in | | | | and need to be treated properly.Feel free to |
| your surroundings for the first 2 to 3 weeks | | | | reprint this article as long as you keep the |
| of contraction. After a treatment has begun, | | | | article, this caption and author biography in |
| however, you are only contageous for the next | | | | tact with all hyperlinks. |
| 24 to 28 hours. Generally, you contract strep | | | | |
| throat through a bacterium that is spread by | | | | |
| close contact to an infected person. In some | | | | |
| cases you can get the virus through | | | | Tyler Brooker is the owner and operator of |
| contaminated food.How do you know for sure? | | | | The Throat Authority - which is the best |
| The doctor of course! Your doctor will swab | | | | site on the internet for all throat related |
| your throat to test for the bacterium | | | | information. |