|
Both of these
diseases are caused by streptococcus bacteria. Symptoms may include
sore throat, fever, beefy red throat, white patches on the tonsils,
headache, vomiting, muscular aches, enlarged lymph nodes, rash, and
malaise. These bacteria are spread through person to person contact
and airborne droplets from sneezing and coughing. A throat culture
is necessary for diagnosis of strep throat. The incidence of
strep/scarlet fever is highest in the winter. |