Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Strep throat is a highly contagious infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria (Streptococcus pyogenes), common in children but affecting adults too ...

No matter how you become infected, strep throat won't just go away on its own like viruses do ... to many people, it looks very similar to a sore throat. This is one reason a throat culture ...

Julina Ongkasuwan, assistant professor of otolaryngology at Baylor. A severe sore throat may be an indication of possible strep throat, a bacterial infection. Individuals who develop strep throat ...