There are several good ways to do this: Use a bulb syringe (available in most drug stores) filled with warm tap water or normal saline (you can use a large bottle of saline solution for contact lenses if you're in a pinch). Squeeze the liquid out onto the wound. Repeat for a volume of approximately two liters.
Strep is short for Streptococcus, a type of bacteria. There are two types: group A and group B. Group A strep causes. 1  Strep throat-a sore, red throat, sometimes with white spots on the tonsils. 2  Scarlet fever-an illness that follows strep throat. 3  It causes a red rash on the body.
Strep throat is a throat infection caused by a type of bacteria called streptococcus. Strep throat is more common in children four to eight years old and is rare in children younger than two years of age. The most common cause of strep throat is Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus (GABS).