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NoSoulsINC t1_j5x0yp1 wrote

Everything you listed is a virus and cannot be cured by antibiotics. In fact, there is no cure for the common cold(rhinovirus).

If you don’t mind my asking, what did they prescribe to her? It may be coincidental that she felt better shortly after being given a medication as colds don’t typically last more than a week before you start to feel better on your own.

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jourmungandr t1_j5x1xce wrote

Strep isn't viral. True strep is caused by streptococcus bacterium. That's how it got it's name strep, short for streptococcus. There are a bunch of ways to have an irritated throat that aren't strep though.

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beavis9k t1_j5x237z wrote

Strep is NOT viral.

It's called "strep" because it's caused by the Streptococcus bacteria.

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NoSoulsINC t1_j5x2nxv wrote

Oops. I guess a doctor lied to me

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mtnslice t1_j5x91wo wrote

A doctor once diagnosed me with strep and said it was likely viral as well. Prescribed a z-pack (antibiotics) anyway, and the antibiotics didn’t seem to help much; I was still sick over a week. I’m guessing now that “viral strep” is just what the doctors are calling a severe sore throat that presents with similar symptoms to strep but didn’t/couldn’t a culture to confirm the streptococcus bacteria

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rubseb t1_j5y1veu wrote

That's plausible, although I'd say it would be very careless of a doctor to use that terminology. I get not wanting to use the phrase "severe sore throat" which sounds a bit childish, but there are perfectly good alternatives like pharyngitis (or tonsillitis, as the case may be), which describe the symptoms rather than the cause (strep throat is one cause of pharyngitis, but more commonly it the cause is a viral infection, which can still be very nasty). Or just "inflammation of the throat" if you prefer plain English over Latin & Greek.

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