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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 ...
  2. Pharyngitis, or sore throat, is discomfort, pain, or scratchiness in the throat. It often makes it painful to swallow. ... the tonsils and the voice box (larynx). Most sore throats are caused by colds, the flu, coxsackie virus ...
  3. Strep throat is a disease that causes a sore throat (pharyngitis). It is an infection with a bacteria ... the highest on the second day Chills Red, sore throat that may have white patches Pain when swallowing ...
  4. ... which can lead to frequent or very painful sore throats. In either of these cases, your child's tonsils ...
  5. Sore Throats Video (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)  
  6. throat infections, group a streptococci bacteria, sore throats, pharyngitis, inflammation of the pharynx, tonsils, swollen glands, rheumatic fever, acute glomerulonephritis, kidney problems, toxins, scarlet fever, abdominal pain, pus, sinusitis, ear ...
  7. Sore Throat/Diagnosis and Tests ... Sore Throat ... Tonsillitis/Specifics ... Tonsillitis ... American Academy of Pediatrics
  8. When Is a Sore Throat a More Serious Infection? (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    Throat Disorders/Children ... Throat Disorders ... Sore Throat/Children ... Sore Throat ... American Academy of Pediatrics
  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 ...
  10. ... Difficulty swallowing Ear pain Fever and chills Headache Sore throat, which lasts longer than 48 hours and may ...
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