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Sore Throat

Your throat is a tube that carries food to your esophagus and air to your windpipe and larynx (also called the voice box). The technical name for the throat is pharynx.

You can have a sore throat for many reasons. Often, colds and flu cause sore throats. Other causes can include:

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  1. Sore Throat (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the throat is pharynx. You can have a sore throat for many reasons. Often, colds and flu cause sore throats. Other causes can include: Allergies Mononucleosis Smoking Strep ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/sorethroat.html - Health Topics
  2. Pharyngitis - sore throat 
    Pharyngitis, or sore throat, is discomfort, pain, or scratchiness in the throat. It often makes it painful to swallow. ... Pharyngitis is caused by swelling in the back of the throat (pharynx) between the tonsils and the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000655.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Strep throat 
    Strep throat is a disease that causes a sore throat (pharyngitis). It is an infection with a bacteria called ... the highest on the second day Chills Red, sore throat that may have white patches Pain when swallowing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000639.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Tonsillectomy 
    ... which can lead to frequent or very painful sore throats. In either of these cases, your child's tonsils ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003013.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Pharyngitis - viral 
    Pharyngitis is swelling in the throat at and just below the tonsils that causes discomfort, pain, or scratchiness. It is often called a "sore throat".
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001392.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Sore Throats (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)  
    Sore throats happen to everyone now and then. Infections from viruses or bacteria are the main cause of sore throats, but allergies can also contribute.
    https://www.enthealth.org/conditions/sore-throats - External Health Links
  7. When a Sore Throat Is a More Serious Infection (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    https://www.healthychildren.org/...-is-a-More-Serious-Infection.aspx - External Health Links
  8. Difference between a Sore Throat, Strep, and Tonsillitis (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    https://www.healthychildren.org/...Throat-Strep-and-Tonsillitis.aspx - External Health Links
  9. Sore Throat: When to See a Doctor (American Osteopathic Association)  
    ... M. Scotch, DO, the key to treating a sore throat involves a combination of at-home therapy and ...
    https://osteopathic.org/what-is-osteopathic-medicine/sore-throat - External Health Links
  10. Tonsillitis 
    ... of the throat. One such infection is called pharyngitis. Tonsillitis is very common in children. ... Difficulty swallowing Ear pain Fever and chills Headache Sore throat, which lasts longer than 48 hours and may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001043.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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