Typically caused by rhinovirus, a common cold has the ability to cause a runny nose, congestion, coughing as well as sneezing ...

Crumbaker's 6-year-old son, Jackson, is hospitalized at Boston Children's Hospital with RSV, strep throat, and pneumonia ... child's lung that may lead to a lot of mucus, a lot of other things.

Both types of tests require using a swab to collect mucus from inside the throat for testing. “The culture takes longer but can sometimes catch strep infections missed by the rapid swab test ...

Winters worsen sore throats by exposing you to dry air and increased allergens. Cold weather irritates your throat, while viral and bacterial infections spread more easily due to indoor crowding and ...

It could also include bacterial infections, which include strep throat, or other types of pharyngitis ... Some patients really feel just persistent mucus kind of in the back of their throat or in or ...

— The flu, caused by influenza viruses that are always changing, leads to fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body ...

She was tested for both flu and strep throat. Both tests came back negative ... She’d begun wheezing and had developed a productive cough complete with phlegm. She was also experiencing fatigue and ...

Hydration: Staying hydrated can help loosen mucus and increase blood flow ... and headaches are common among many illnesses including flu, cold, mono, strep throat and COVID. Testing at Wardenburg ...

Can’t stop coughing It’s a common question happening with all of the upper respiratory illness going around including colds, ...

Meade pointed out strep throat is a bacterial infection, while typical sore throats stem from viral infections associated with colds or a flu. Meade said this difference is significant, as untreated ...

Saskatchewan's Minister of Rural and Remote Health Lori Carr announces that some pharmacies will now offer options to get tested for strep throat and ear infections. (Matt Howard/CBC-Radio Canada ...