You can tell if your sore throat is strep by having medical tests done and seeing a doctor.
Strep throat is caused by a bacterial infection, which requires antibiotics to treat and viral sore throats often go away on their own within 1 week to 2 weeks.
The symptoms that suggest you have strep throat instead of a regular sore throat are sudden and severe sore throat, pain when swallowing , fever that is often 101 F or higher, swollen or tender lymph nodes in the front of your neck, white pus on the back of your tonsils and little red dots on the roof of your mouth.
If you think you have strep throat you should see a doctor to get prescribed antibiotics to treat the strep throat.
To fix a sore throat you can swallow a spoonful or two of honey or add some honey to some warm tea and drink the honey and tea.
You can also fix a sore throat by gargling with some warm salt water or drinking other warm liquids or sucking on a lozenge or taking over the counter pain relievers.
Breathing in some steam can also help ease a sore throat.
Stage 1 sore throat is the initial phase of the infection, like a common cold, in which the symptoms of the sore throat are often mild and often feel like a tickly or scratchy irritation in your throat.
The early stage of a sore throat often appears first and can be accompanied by other symptoms, such as a runny nose, sneezing or even a slight cough as the virus takes it's hold.
Common symptoms of stage 1 sore throat are mild throat irritation, a scratchy or tickly sensation or dryness in your throat.
And during stage 1 sore throat, the start of a viral infection, like the common cold is what often leads to the sore throat.
The sore throat or throat irritation is often the first symptom to appear, followed by other symptoms like a hoarse voice, sneezing, runny nose or stuffy which can progress quickly.
The initial stage or stage 1 of a sore throat is temporary, with the infection progressing during the following days.
When you have a sore throat, you should gargle with some salt water, use throat sprays, drink some warm tea with honey, drink plenty of water and stay hydrated and rest to allow your body to focus it's energy on fighting off the infection causing the sore throat.
Also use some over the counter pain medications like acetaminophen or ibuprofen to ease the pain and fever if you have a fever and practice good hygiene by washing your hands often to prevent spreading the virus to other people.
You can also take a steamy shower or sit in the bathroom with the shower on hot to make steam in the bathroom, which can add moisture to your throat, which is also good for easing a sore throat.
You can also use a humidifier or vaporizer or boil some water on the stove to allow steam to humidify the room.
Most sore throats will go away within a 1 week to 2 weeks, although some sore throats may go away sooner.
If the sore throat lasts longer than a few weeks or gets worse it could be strep throat and so you should see a doctor to be safe if the sore throat gets worse or lasts longer than a few weeks.