The terms sore throat, strep throat, and tonsillitis often are used interchangeably, but they don’t mean the same thing. Tonsillitis refers to tonsils that are inflamed. Strep throat is an infection caused by a specific type of bacteria, Streptococcus. When your child has a strep throat, the tonsils are usually very inflamed, and the inflammation may affect the surrounding part of the throat as well. Other causes of sore throats are viruses and may only cause inflammation of the throat around the tonsils and not the tonsils themselves. In infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, the most frequent cause of sore throats is a viral infection.
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Even if your sore throat is caused by a viral infection, such as a cold or the flu, you probably can wait it out while drinking hot tea with honey and sucking on throat lozenges to ease the discomfort.
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Usually, having a sore throat is nothing to worry about -- most are caused by cold and flu germs. In rare cases, however, a sore throat can signal something much more serious. One of the first symptoms of infection caused by the dreaded ebola virus, for example, is a sore throat.
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Sore Throat with Blisters: Coxsackievirus. Most commonly, a sore throat with blisters is due to a virus called coxsackievirus. Coxsackievirus causes a wide variety of symptoms, and while it typically affects children, adults can get it as well. Symptoms of coxsackievirus include: 1  High fever. 2  Headache. 3  Muscle aches.
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Frequent Sore Throats. Everyone gets a sore throat at some time. The nose and throat are constantly defending against outside elements and bacteria. When bacteria settle in the nose, the bacteria are seized and dragged off to battle stations or lymph glands where the good white cells are kept.
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Common Causes of a Sore Throat With Blisters. If you’ve ever had a cold, strep throat, or even allergies, you’ve probably experienced the discomfort of a sore throat. Sore throats are a pain for everyone, and when you have a sore throat with blisters, your discomfort level can go from bad to worse in an instant. Because a variety of viruses and conditions can cause a sore throat with blisters, it’s important to be aware of what to do when you find yourself with telling symptoms.
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And strep bacteria, a common cause of sore throat, especially in children, can spread like wildfire if it gets into the blood, damaging the liver, brain, kidneys, and other organs. Recommended Related to Cold & Flu.
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When you feel a sore throat coming on, aspirin chewing gum, any flavor is recommended. Ice drinks are best when there is swelling or pain. The throat is especially painful when the uvula, the part that hangs down the middle of the throat from the soft palate, swells. The uvula can also swell as an allergic reaction, just as the eye or nose can. Ice is good, as well as an antihistamine.
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Feel better fast. by Amanda MacMillan. A sore throat can be the first sign of a cold, a side effect of strained vocal cords, or an indication of something more serious (like strep throat). Regardless of the cause, your immediate concern when soreness strikes is how to get relief, fast.
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When the top one third of the throat is affected, the ears may be infected too because the infection travels up the eustachian tube into the middle ear. When the lower 1/3 of the throat is infected, you may be hoarse because the larynx is swollen and can't function see Laryngitis or hoarseness.
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what part of the throat gets sore
The part of the throat that gets sore is strained vocal cords.   Strained vocal cords is the part of the throat that gets sore. 