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Name of disease is Strep which is a Gram Positive Bacteria.

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Streptococcus colonizes the throat and tonsils .

Streptococcus pyogenes is the release of 1 or more bacterial toxins. Children are more common of a carrier between the ages of 5-15 but can affect others that come in contact with the school aged kid.

Strep throat is a type of group A streptococcoal (GAS) infection

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900x magnification of Streptococcus pyogenes

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The bacteria are extracellular, made up of non-motile and non-sporing cocci (round cells) that tend to link in chains

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•Blood test

•Rapid test or culture test that swabs the throat

•a rapid test takes 20 minutes after swabbing the throat.

•A throat culture is sent to the lab where the swab is smeared on a culture dish and takes one to two days

•Throat cultures sometimes find bacteria that rapid tests miss

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The symptoms include Sore throat that starts suddenly, Fever and chills, Abdominal pain, Loss of appetite, Headache, Nausea or vomiting, Strep throat rash (scarlet fever),Swollen and tender lymph nodes.

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Respiratory droplets: (sneeze, cough, or talk)Breathe in the droplets, touch something that contains the droplets, share personal items. This plays a big factor of why school age kids acquire the bacteria more than others and also daycares and colleges.

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Direct contact: Strep can live in infected sores on the skin and someone will get infected if they touch the sores or come in contact with the fluid from the sores.

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To prevent from getting strep is to know that you can spread the infection to others from two to five days. The incubation period is the time between when you get infected and when symptoms develop. WASH YOUR HANDS FOR 20 SECONDS FREQUENTLY. COUGH OR SNEEZE INTO A TISSUE OR YOUR ELBOW. STREP IS CONTAGIOUS- DON’T SHARE UTENSILS

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Strep throat doesn’t go away on its own, but there are home remedies to help the sore throat. Eat soft foods, drink warm tea, suck on lozenges or ice pops, get plenty of sleep, stay hydrated, use cool mist vaporizer, take a pain reliever. Without treatment strep can cause other complications like: ear infections, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, invasive streptococcal infection.

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Treatment includes antibiotics. Penicillin and Amoxicillin are common antibiotics used unless you are allergic to PCNs then another antibiotic will be prescribed. A antibiotic shot is offered before leaving the clinic. You will be given pills are liquid that is taken for 10 days and should be completed even if you feel better. 