strep throat
noun
: an inflammatory sore throat caused by hemolytic Group A streptococci and marked by fever, prostration, and toxemia
called also septic sore throat
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Penicillin is an antibiotic used to treat certain types of bacterial infections, such as pneumonia, meningitis, or strep throat.
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Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
Never a hardy person, McCullers suffered from increasing ill health during the early forties, contracting strep throat, an ear infection, double pneumonia, pleurisy, and a tooth infection that required daily trips to the dentist.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 16 Nov. 2023
Never a hardy person, McCullers suffered from increasing ill health during the early forties, contracting strep throat, an ear infection, double pneumonia, pleurisy, and a tooth infection that required daily trips to the dentist.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Strep throat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strep%20throat. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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