It’s that time of year again. The nights are drawing in, the leaves are changing, and – ugh, you’ve woken up with a sore throat. But is it just a symptom of that run-of-the-mill cold that’s been going around, or could it be strep throat? The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

More than likely, it’s just your average sore throat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , only around 10 percent of adults and 30 percent of children who have a sore throat actually have strep throat.

Still, it’s not always easy to tell, especially if you’ve never had strep throat before. So, what actually is the difference between the two?

Sore throat

A regular ol’ sore throat is caused by an infection with one of a whole n

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