acute pharyngitis, is it contagious?


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Yep.

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yup
yeah, wit a name like that! ( i dont kno what it is)
Probably is. I think pharyngitis is usually viral. Hope you feel better and get your voice back soon. Try hot tea with lemon. That's what I do when I get it.
Not really, it's just a severe soar throat, but, it's more likely worse because you probaly might had a Terrible Headache, High temp., aching muscles , and joints.

Iodine compounds sold as Betadine or TCP can be gargled to shorten the duration of the infection. These compounds are effective anti-viral agents.

Antibiotics are only helpful when a bacterial infection is the cause of the sore throat. For bacterial sore throats, antibiotics have been shown to only affect the degree of pain by day 4 and shorten the average natural duration by 16 hours overall (14 people need be treated for a week to reduce the duration by one day)


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