Your child’s throat is sore, has a headache and a fever.
Is it strep or the flu? Maybe, both?
Strep and flu are two very different things, although they may have similar symptoms at times.
First, let’s distinguish between the …
1. When a child has a sore throat, in general, there is a 37 percent chance that it is strep (Group A Strep, aka, Streptococcus pyogenes)
2. Fifteen-20 percent of kids WITH NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL will be POSITIVE FOR STREP if tested. This …
As the husband and son of teachers, I understand the importance of education. As a pediatrician, I want to make sure that kids are in school as much as possible so that the experts in education can do what they are called to do.
Along with this …