How to Use strep throat in a Sentence

strep throat

noun
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  • How to get rid of strep throat | Will strep throat go away on its own?
    — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 22 Mar. 2023
  • First, doctors tested him for the flu and strep throat.
    — Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2020
  • What are the symptoms of strep throat and invasive strep A?
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Last March, my whole house was fighting off a case of strep throat that just wouldn't go away.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • About a week later, a bout with strep throat nearly knocked him out again.
    — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2018
  • By Sunday, the family was sure Josh had a bad case of strep throat.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2020
  • All of that after practicing just one time during the week due to strep throat.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2017
  • The antibiotic amoxicillin, used to treat strep throat and scarlet fever, is scarce in the US and the UK.
    — WIRED, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Rae Burrell played 16 minutes tonight with strep throat, Miller shared.
    — Annika Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
  • People with strep throat can also have a rash, which is known as scarlet fever.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Chiozza, the team’s hottest player the past month, pitched in a couple of big 3s of his own to shake off a sluggish start due to strep throat and ignite the Gators.
    — Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The test is the size of a credit card and is based on the same technology used to test for the flu, strep throat and other infections.
    — Audrey McNamara, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Then, the provider will do a visual check of your throat and neck for redness or white spots on the tonsils (which can signal strep throat) and swollen lymph nodes.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Anthony practiced two days since the Catholic game [because of strep throat].
    — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • The man said the jail had tested him only for strep throat and had ordered him to quarantine himself for 14 days.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Some forms can come on after an infection like strep throat.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, Men's Health, 16 Sep. 2022
  • And simple hacks to prevent it. Is there a connection between the flu vaccine and strep throat?
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2022
  • People will come for services like flu shots and treatment for ailments like strep throat.
    — NBC News, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Instead, Triumph had an issue with strep throat, Clark told Bradley.
    — USA Today, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Micah Bradford did not make the trip to Southern Illinois because of strep throat.
    — Michael Osipoff, Post-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Julia*, 37, once waited a week to go to the doctor after noticing symptoms of strep throat.
    — Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2017
  • There’s guttate psoriasis, which might pop up after strep throat, and the list goes on.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, Men's Health, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Samantha took her son to a local emergency room where he was diagnosed with strep throat and the flu.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Her mother took her to an emergency room, where Teresa was tested for strep throat and swabbed for Covid.
    — NBC News, 5 Oct. 2021
  • According to the report, strep throat was most common in children ages 4 to 13, but all age groups have seen an increase.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Genetic tests are far more complex than tests for common ailments like the flu or strep throat.
    — Guest Columnist/cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 14 Jan. 2018
  • Plus infections like strep throat tend to peak in the winter, and this and other illnesses can trigger flare-ups, per the AAD.
    — Beth Krietsch, SELF, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Not everyone needs to take medication for strep throat, per the CDC.
    — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 22 Mar. 2023
  • For example, strep throat is often treated with antibiotics.
    — Leah Groth, Health, 16 Dec. 2023
  • After an unusually high spike in strep last year, current strep throat levels appear to be restoring to pre-pandemic proportions, according to the Epic data.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023

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