What to Do If You Have Strep Throat While Pregnant. Sore throats are a common symptom of countless ailments. Your throat may be irritated by allergies. You may have a cold or flu. Or, you may have just been using your voice too much. The most common cause of sore throat is strep throat. A reported 15 percent of sore throat cases are caused by strep.
Boils may be caused by a weakened immune system. When a child's immune system is weak, his body is unable to resist the attack of bacteria that cause boils. Children who suffer from repeated attacks despite taking precautions to not become infected with boils need to have their blood tested.
Photo Credit Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images. Boils are common infections in both children and adults. Boils are painful and can cause a significant amount of discomfort for your child, but they rarely cause complications and generally heal on their own within two weeks.y the time your childâs boil has finished filling with pus, it can be as large as a golf ball. The boil often oozes fluid. As the boil drains, the pain subsides and the size shrinks. The areas most commonly affected by boils are the face, armpits, buttocks, thigh and armpits.