But the biggest cause of sore throat is a virus, which is about 70%. For example, respiratory viruses, such as rinovirus, koronavirus, influenza virus, parainfluenza, and adenovirus. Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, coksaki virus, cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr virus, and HIV can also cause sore throat.
Besides being a virus, sore throat can also be caused due to bacterial and fungal infections. Bacteria that cause sore throat is streptococcus bacteria group A, C, and G, and diphtheria bacteria. Other causes are allergies, trauma, toxins, and neoplasia.
Sore throat sore that attacks the upper respiratory tract is usually an early symptom of influenza, although not always because the influenza virus. Sore throat pain in fact do not require medical treatment, but need a supplement to restore the condition of the body and increase durability. There are several kinds of drugs that can reduce sore throat pain due to sore throat.
Here are tips on treating sore throat
• When the throat already feels uncomfortable, immediately suck on candies containing mint, if I could a sugar free. Frequently this sucking mints, hold a sense of warmth in the throat.
• Avoid eating foods that stimulate increased throat pain, such as those containing oil, spicy, sweet, sour or a lot of seasoning. Avoid fried foods, eat foods that are boiled with a little seasoning. Vegetable soup like fish soup is very good.
• A lot of eating nutritious food, multiply the protein, taking vitamin C supplements, drinking green tea.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Get enough sleep.
• To avoid the spread of this disease in a family environment, make sure the family member who is suffering from sore throat using eating utensils and drinking alone, do not use it interchangeably with other family members. Also make sure towels and rags separately from other family members. Get used to cover the mouth when sneezing.
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