MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Strep throat is an infection in the throat and tonsils caused by group A Strep tococcus bacteria (called “group A strep”). However, viruses-not bacteria-cause most sore throats. Group A strep bacteria spread through contact with droplets from an infected person when they talk, cough, or sneeze.

Detailed explanation-2: -Strep infection may lead to inflammatory illnesses, including: Scarlet fever, a streptococcal infection characterized by a prominent rash. Inflammation of the kidney (poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis) Rheumatic fever, a serious inflammatory condition that can affect the heart, joints, nervous system and skin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bacteria cause strep throat Viruses cause most sore throats. However, strep throat is an infection in the throat and tonsils caused by bacteria called group A Streptococcus (group A strep).