Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Streptococcal pharyngitis, also known as strep throat, is a disease caused by bacterial infection that could make one to feel scratchy and sore in one's throat. As a disease found mostly in children, strep throat could lead to various infections and complications such as fever or lung infection. In this work, the author will investigate several aspects of this disease, including 1. its symptoms, consisting of detailed description of disorders on patients, similarities and differences between some other common diseases. 2. its causes, emphasizing on the structure and characteristics of the bacteria that is causing infection. 3. its influences in a worldwide scale, including number of infected and the negative impact that it brings to the infected. The two antibiotics used to treat streptococcal pharyngitis, which are amoxicillin and azithromycin, will be emphatically discussed. The discussion will be mainly about the two drugs’ chemical structures and properties, mechanics of treatment, how they kill and eliminate pathogens, and their various effects - positive ones and side effects- on patients.
Source: Theoretical and Natural Science
Author: Chuxian Gao
Institution: Nanjing Foreign Language School
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4404366865