Strep throat

Strep throat Strep throat is an inflamed (red and swollen) throat caused by infection with bacteria called Streptococci.

Antibiotics: Too Much Of A Good Thing? Antibiotics are strong medicines. Everyday they are used to treat people whose illnesses would have resulted in death not so many years ago. Antibiotics are not used...

How Do You Get Infectious Mononucleosis - the 'Kissing Disease'? Infectious mononucleosis (or "mono" for short) is an infection that is transmitted through the saliva. Because of this, it has been referred to as 'the kissing disease'...

Seven-day course of penicillin advised for strep throat A 7-day course of the antibiotic penicillin is more effective in reducing symptoms of a sore throat caused by strep bacteria than either a 3-day course of penicillin or (an inactive) placebo...

Researchers discover how bacterium creates effective antibiotics About 25 percent of all pharmaceuticals are derived from bacteria and fungi, and many well-known antibiotics are formed from simple soil bacteria...