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Strep Throat Learning Center
Prevention could include:
- Stress Management
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Washing Hands with Soap and Water
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Avoid contact with infected individuals
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Maintain Healthy Immune System
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Don't Share Utensils, Glasses or Food with Actively Infected People
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Developing Enhanced Sleep Pattern
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Most people with strep are contagious until they have been on antibiotics 24 - 48 hours. Thus, they should stay home from school, daycare, or work until they have been on antibiotics for at least a day.
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There is no way to prevent getting a strep throat. However, the risk of getting one or passing one on to another person can be minimized by: washing hands well and frequently, especially after nose blowing or sneezing and before food handling disp...
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Antibiotics are sometimes used to prevent GAS pharyngitis in patients who have had rheumatic fever. If such patients contract strep throat again, they will experience exacerbations of their valvular disease and additional scarring; for this reason...
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Nurses, mid-level practitioners, and laboratory personnel have opportunities to teach patients how to minimize the risks of transmission by reinforcing the importance of personal hygiene, safe food handling, and avoiding exposures. They must also ...
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Washing the hands frequently can help to prevent strep throat. Exposure to infected people should also be avoided. In order to prevent transmission of the disease within households, consult a doctor if any family member suddenly develops a sore th...
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There is no way to prevent getting a strep throat. However, the risk of getting one or passing one on to another person can be minimized by the following precautions: washing hands well and frequently, especially after nose blowing or sneezing and...
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Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. See also: Stress in childhood
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