Does your child have strep throat, or is it just a common cold? It's challenging but important for parents to understand the differences in throat infections in kids. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, ...
Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Key Takeaways COVID-19 can cause sore throat and ear pain as symptoms. Strep ...
Strep throat is a bacterial infection, while the common cold is a viral infection. You will need antibiotics to treat strep throat, but colds usually go away on their own. Both infections are spread ...