Sore Throats

Review what might be causing your child's sore throat, including strep throat, viral infections, allergies, sinus infections, and reflux.

Although it sounds like a scary diagnosis, it is important to remember that scarlet fever is basically strep throat with a rash. Review the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for scarlet fever.

Review the classic symptoms of strep throat, including a fever, sore throat, swollen glands, red tonsils, and the absence of a cough.

Review some of the ways that your Pediatrician can test your child for strep throat, including rapid strep tests and strep cultures.

Review the symptoms of strep throat and when you should see your Pediatrician if your child has a sore throat.

Review the indications or reasons for when kids should get a tonsillectomy, like when they have sleep apnea or are just getting strep throat a lot.

Review why a child being treated with antibiotics for strep throat might start coughing.

Typically, parents are told to just treat the symptoms of a cold or the flu and make their child comfortable, because these common infections are caused by viruses and there are no treatments. While symptomatic treatments are important to help your child feel better, this is not totally true anymore. There are many medications available now to help treat the flu.

Spring time is commonly met with a lot of sneezing, runny noses, and itchy eyes for children with allergies. Learn to prevent and treat seasonal allergies in your kids.

Check symptoms and treatment of sore throat in children in the Sore Throat in Children section of the About.com Symptom Checker.