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Because the respiratory tract is a series of cavities (sinuses, lungs etc.), connected by air passages, viruses can spread from the nose to the sinuses and throat and into the middle ear trachea, larynx, bronchial tubes and lungs. Secondary infections spreading to these locations can cause complications, some quite serious.

This is inflammation of the pharynx, that portion of the throat above the larynx. Pharyngitis can be caused by either a virus or bacteria. Strep throat, a bacterial infection, is the most common and dangerous form of pharyngitis. Invariably, strep throat is accompanied by a high fever and an excruciatingly painful sore throat. Difficulty may be experienced in breathing, swallowing and speaking and the throat is red and raw. Although strep throat is not particularly common, it can lead to kidney disease, rheumatic heart disease or rheumatic fever. It can be positively diagnosed only by a two-day throat culture taken by a physician. Strep throat responds fairly readily to antibiotics.

Fortunately, most sore throats are not due to strep throat. Simply sore throat can be treated at home by resting the throat with a liquid diet, using slippery elm lozenges and gargling with salt water to relieve throat distress.

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