| Strep throat is a bacterial infection caused by the | | | | doctor and the doctor swabbed his throat and the |
| Streptococcus pyogenes (strep) Group A bacteria. | | | | results came back as strep and his rash was scarlet |
| You see it more in children than in adults, but adults | | | | fever. Just the mention of scarlet fever made us |
| do get it sometimes. This flu season may turn out to | | | | cringe, then the doctor said it just means a |
| be one of the worst seasons for strep throat.With | | | | combination of strep throat and rash. My son is |
| strep throat, you'll see a fever and sore throat pain, | | | | allergic to penicillin, so the doctor prescribed |
| usually with a headache (but not always) and | | | | Erythromycin. My son took his first dose and within |
| sometimes a stomach ache. There might be swollen, | | | | about 6 hours, most of the rash was gone and he |
| tender glands in the neck, or sores around the nose. | | | | was feeling lots better.I heard it's common for the |
| You might also see a loss in appetite and tired looking | | | | strep symptoms to be relieved very quickly when |
| eyes.Scarlet fever is actually strep combined with a | | | | first taking the antibiotics, although it's very important |
| rash, and there is also the sore throat along with | | | | to finish the entire course of antibiotics that the |
| some general symptoms, such as fatigue, and a red | | | | doctor prescribes. If the doctor wants you to take |
| rash and skin blotches on the body (that feel like a | | | | the antibiotics for 10 days, even if you feel better |
| rough sandpaper). If left untreated for one to two | | | | after a day or two, don't stop the antibiotics. Keep |
| weeks, it can turn into rheumatic fever.We normally | | | | taking them, and finish them according to the |
| encourage natural cures, such as oil of oregano, | | | | doctor's instructions.Although we like to recommend |
| orange juice, vitamin C, colloidal silver, pau d' arco, | | | | the natural cures, this is the one season that if a |
| garlic, and other types of natural cures you can find | | | | person gets these strep symptoms they should see |
| at the health food store. However, this flu season I | | | | the doctor soon. If antibiotics are recommended, get |
| did some checking around and found that (according | | | | them and take them all. You'll get very fast relief |
| to the opinion of my source) this latest strep is more | | | | with antibiotics even as soon as a half day, and you'll |
| severe and can hit a person really quickly... and that | | | | minimize the risk of scarlet fever and rheumatic |
| antibiotics are necessary in this instance.This week | | | | fever.Copyright 2005. This information is not to |
| my son got a sore throat one night. We just thought | | | | meant replace medical advice. If you feel sick or |
| it was a cold... although his tongue was white and had | | | | have other related symptoms, see your doctor or |
| a texture like a strawberry. We got him taking | | | | other medical professional.Jessica Deets specializes in |
| vitamin C and garlic caps. The next day his eyes | | | | information to help people and has a passion about |
| looked really tired, he was lethargic and he had | | | | helping people to not get ill. The website at has news |
| bumps on his chest and stomach. We thought the | | | | and information about the flu including avian flu |
| bumps were from laying directly on the carpet (that's | | | | (H5N1). |
| what it looked like).We decided to take him to the | | | | |