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What Can Cause Sore Throat And Fever?

I recently got over strep, and I'm recovering from mono, but I just got a fever yesterday morning, and my throat hurts on one side. I've looked, and I don't have any white spots. So I was wondering if the strep is coming back, or if its just a sore throat and fever and I'm worrying myself..?
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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If you had strep throat and got full treatment for it, is less likely to be strep throat. On the other hand strep throat infection do not give memory immune protection which means we can repeatedly have strep throat infections while Mono gives immunity and you have it only once. Sore throat in most cases is of viral origin and if you had a strep throat recently is less likely you have another strep throat but it is not impossible. To make sure you need to have a rapid test for strep throat and if it is negative you have a viral throat infection and is self limiting and no need for Antibiotics.
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What Can Cause Sore Throat And Fever?

Hello, Thank you for asking at HCM. If you had strep throat and got full treatment for it, is less likely to be strep throat. On the other hand strep throat infection do not give memory immune protection which means we can repeatedly have strep throat infections while Mono gives immunity and you have it only once. Sore throat in most cases is of viral origin and if you had a strep throat recently is less likely you have another strep throat but it is not impossible. To make sure you need to have a rapid test for strep throat and if it is negative you have a viral throat infection and is self limiting and no need for Antibiotics. Hope this answers to your question and is helpful to you