ASIN: B00QKMTJM2
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 12
You know that scratchy feeling that worsens when you try to swallow. Sometimes a raw throat is the first indication of the common cold or other respiratory infection. Other agents can annoy the throat, too: hot liquids, chemicals, smoke, allergies, postnasal drip from sinusitis, and even sleeping with your mouth open. Viruses—especially those associated with the common cold—are the most common cause of throat infection. Usually, other respiratory symptoms, such as runny nose and sneezing, come with the throat pain. Viral sore throat should get resolved on its own within a few days. Another viral illness that begins with a sore throat is mononucleosis, a condition that characteristically strikes teens and young adults. In addition to an extremely sore throat, signs and symptoms include severe fatigue, malaise, reduced appetite, chills, fever, body aches, swollen lymph nodes in the neck ...
