{"id":6906,"date":"2022-08-27T07:43:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T07:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=6906"},"modified":"2022-08-27T07:43:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T07:43:43","slug":"what-is-strep-throat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/27\/what-is-strep-throat\/","title":{"rendered":"Strep Throat Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-9\">If you catch strep throat, you will usually start feeling sick two to five days after you are exposed to the bacteria that causes the infection. There are several&nbsp;symptoms of strep throat, but the most common is a very&nbsp;sore throat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-11\">Other symptoms of strep throat are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-13\"><li>Difficulty swallowing or pain when swallowing (which might also be&nbsp;felt in the ear&nbsp;on the same side)<\/li><li>Fever (101\u00b0&nbsp;F or higher)<\/li><li>Red, swollen tonsils that may have white patches or streaks of pus on them<\/li><li>Tiny red spots on the roof of the mouth (called&nbsp;petechiae)<\/li><li>Swollen lymph nodes in the front of the neck<\/li><li>Chills<\/li><li>Fatigue<\/li><li>Headaches<\/li><li>Loss of appetite<\/li><li>Abdominal pain<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout-heading_1-0\">How Long Is the Contagious Period of Strep Throat?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Strep throat is highly contagious through airborne particles, touching a contaminated surface, or sharing personal items like food utensils. You&#8217;ll feel sick about two to five days after exposure. After 24 to 48 hours of taking antibiotics, the infection should no longer be contagious.&nbsp;Good hygiene practices, such as hand washing, will help with strep throat prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/overview-of-strep-throat-1191987_final-21489a625c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6908\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you catch strep throat, you will usually start feeling sick two to five days after you are exposed to the bacteria that causes the infection. There are several&nbsp;symptoms of strep throat, but the most common is a very&nbsp;sore throat. Other symptoms of strep throat are: Difficulty swallowing or pain when swallowing (which might also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[905],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6906"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6906\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}