Strep throat
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OrbWeaver
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Seems everyone is sick. I have a massive cold that had me absolutely knocked out yesterday, and is only marginally better today. I've been coughing since the Sunday before this last one. 
Our house needs to be fumigated.
My wife had strep over the weekend, and our 3 year old had strep and a double ear infection.
It was only a matter of time til it hit me.
My wife had strep over the weekend, and our 3 year old had strep and a double ear infection.
It was only a matter of time til it hit me.
Diabolik
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Strep Throat is the bacteria that can cause the flesh eating virus. It can be very dangerous if not caught quick. I used to get it three times a year when I was younger. I try to stay away from anyone who has it because I get it so easy. Nothing is worse than someone who has it and goes to work still and spreads it.
DuchessOfDork
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Ughghghg. I had strep throat AND an ear infection, a few weeks ago. I still had it when I played my show at the State Theatre.. it was a nightmare. Strep throat is the WORST.
OrbWeaver
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I haven't gotten Strep since I was 19 or 20. That last time I got it was the worst, too. I woke up with a slight sore throat, and within an hour my throat was bleeding and I couldn't swallow. My symptoms were also accompanied by vomiting, which had never happened before. Of course, it didn't help that the doctor I saw apparently didn't know how to effectively take a throat culture. I ended up shoving her backwards and racing to the garbage bin before I hoarked all over her. Fortunately, the penicillin the doctor gave me started working almost immediately. But until I was able to start taking it, I was absolutely miserable.
At the risk of getting all medical here, strep throat is caused by a different strain of streptococcal bacteria than the "flesh eating" syndrome (which is NOT a virus by the way). There are many different strains of streptococcus, some of which can cause disease, some of which are harmless, and some of which, such as strep B, are commensal organisms that can only cause human pathology in certain situations. The biggest problem with strep throat, aside from the annoyance factor, is that if left untreated, it can lead to scarlet fever.
Diabolik
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I see you are a fan of web M.D. hahahaha just kidding. Virus's and bacteria is a hobby of mine. I love reading about it and stuff. I am more intererested in small pox and marburg and ebola type stuff. Have you watch that new show Deadly Outbreak?
I haven't heard of it, but if it deals with deadly epidemics, it sounds pretty cool!
BTW, I am more of a fan of the M.D. after my last name than Web M.D. The initials after my name pay the bills better than Web M.D.
Diabolik
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I haven't heard of it, but if it deals with deadly epidemics, it sounds pretty cool!
BTW, I am more of a fan of the M.D. after my last name than Web M.D. The initials after my name pay the bills better than Web M.D.
yeah, the first episode just aired about a guy with anthrax in NY from a few years back and the second part was about this Ecoli outbreak. There is 5 more episodes. You ought to look into this ebola dvd that I got from Amazon....it is realyl interesting because basically they just filmed during an outbreak. They did a transfusion from someone who lived through Ebola and it cured the person who had it actually. One guy walked into a house of infected people without wearing an protective gear. The look on his face is priceless when he finds out.
Diabolik
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Ugh, I hate it. Strep is how I get sick 95% of the time when I get sick, common cold leads to it, a flu leads to it, everything turns into my throat being chock full of yellow/green solids every morning and having to painfully hock them out for a week or two. Happens a few times a year and it's miserable, especially for a singer. I know I should go to a throat/sinus specialist of some kind to find out what is wrong with me, but I don't yet have health insurance, looking into that still..so yeah. You guys must have something localized, our wave of it came through here about a month or month and a half ago. Before that there was something else that came through in December which killed me all the same. You just can't escape all the filth, it seems like, - roommates, co-workers (who prefer the door closed), ugh.
I guess I'm lucky since I haven't had step since I had my tonsils removed as a child. Having said that, I'll probably end up with a raging case of strep this week. Here's hoping everyone who is ailing gets better soon!
OrbWeaver
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Not a stupid question at all. The only way to know with 100% certainty is to have a strep test, buy visually there are a couple of markers that I've found predict a positive test: a corrugated appearance of the throat with yellowish pus collections and whitish plaques. Keep in mind, the pharynx isn't my area of expertise, but I occasionally have to take a peek there.
OrbWeaver
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My tonsils are the only thing that have alerted me to strep prior to having the Dr. do a throat culture. My tonsils always look REALLY horrific when I have strep, but everything else about my throat doesn't look all that different. I guess I just assumed that without my tonsils, all I'd have to go on is a sore throat and a fever. But it stands to reason that the puss collections and plaques might gather in the areas where the tonsils used to be.
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AeonicSlumber
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A virus can't be caused by bacteria... Apples and oranges. In fact scientists are barely able to agree on the notion that viruses are even living organisms.
OrbWeaver
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When I was in high school, one of the science classes I was in did a Virus Trial. One side had to prove that the virus was alive, the other had to disprove that argument, and a judge (the teacher) and jury of fellow students would determine whether or not a virus was alive based on the arguments presented by each side.
It was pretty awesome. I was the attorney for the "virus is a living organism" argument.
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