strep

     

Streptococcal pharyngitis or streptococcal sore throat (Strep throat AmE), is a form of group A streptococcal infection that affects the pharynx, an possibly the larynx and tonsils.

Trivia about strep

  • A throat culture shows if you have this kind of sore "throat", an infection caused by certain bacteria
  • You have this-tococcal tonsillitis, caused by beta-hemolytic this-tococci, so no yelling