Antibiotic treatment (Doxycycline)

Headache usually comes with the more severe sore throat

Strep throat is an annoying disease that makes the throat irritated and can cause serious pain in some cases. It keeps advancing if it's not treated. Strep throat is caused by a bacteria called a streptococcus that can be transmitted through the air, especially if an already infected person coughs or sneezes.

Starting the treatment early can prevent the infection from evolving and spreading, so keep an eye out for the following signs:

• sore throat and pain when you swallow
• sudden severe sore throat not accompanied by sneezing like when you have a cold
• fever that goes over 38°C (high fever indicates an infection with a virus)
• in some cases, usually at young children the patient can vomit and experience stomach aches
• headache usually comes with the more severe sore throat
• your tonsils swallow visibly and red spots can appear of the roof of your mouth
• the lymph nodes from the neck swallow
• skin rash appears in seldom cases

If you pay attention to the symptoms and you suspect that you or a family member has strep throat visit your doctor to get an accurate diagnosis. Do this soon, before the illness spreads and causes complications. The treatment is easy and the whole infection can be cured in a few days because antibiotics are very effective against strep throat, especially if the infection has not spread.