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A physical examination confirms the presence of the swollen glands. No testing is usually required.
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When mumps reaches epidemic proportions, diagnosis is relatively easy on the basis of the physical symptoms. The doctor will take the child's temperature, gently palpate(touch) the skin over the parotid glands, and look inside the child's mouth.
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When mumps reaches epidemic proportions, diagnosis is relatively easy, because swollen salivary glands are so characteristic of the infection. With so many people vaccinated today, a case of mumps must be properly diagnosed in the event the saliva...
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When mumps reaches epidemic proportions, diagnosis is relatively easy on the basis of the physical symptoms. The doctor will take the child's temperature, gently palpate(touch) the skin over the parotid glands, and look inside the child's mouth.
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient''s body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems.
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A throat swab culture is a laboratory test done to isolate and identify organisms that may cause infection in the throat.You will be asked to tilt your head back and open your mouth wide. The health care provider rubs a sterile cotton swab along t...
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A throat culture is a technique for identifying disease bacteria in material taken from the throat. Most throat cultures are done to rule out infections caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci, which cause strep throat.
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A throat culture is a technique for identifying disease-causing microorganisms in material taken from the throat. Most throat cultures are performed to identify infections caused by Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, which cause strep throat.The...
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A throat culture is a microbiological procedure for identifying disease-causing bacterial organisms in material taken from the throat. A throat swab will capture the causative organism in most cases and the culture will allow the specific organism...
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Although many people assume that a sore throat means strep throat, most sore throats are not strep.
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Strep bacteria pass from one person to another through nose and throat fluids when an infected person coughs or sneezes or touches another person or object with a hand contaminated by these fluids.
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