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Do your throat swell with strep throat?

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Yes, strep throat is caused when bacteria gets stuck on the sides of your throat, causing it to swell up. treatments to strep throat, is gurgling salt water, or apple cider vinegar.

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Relevant answers:

Why is strep throat called a strep throat?
"Strep" is short for a genus of Gram-positive cocci called Streptococcus. Usually, the most common bacteria causing a throat infection (i.e. "strep" throat) is Streptococcus pyogenes.
Can a virus strep throat infect a bacteria strep throat?
when a virus strep infects a bacteira strep a strep AB occurs only has happened 2 or 3 times
Is strep throat an infection in the throat or in the tonsils?
It is actually the throat, but your tonsils get inflammed so nothing else can effect your throat.
How do you know if it is sore throat or strep throat?
You could ask a doctor or if the throat is red, its sore and if it looks worse, its strep throat
Who can get strep throat?
anyone! but most animals do not