Is strep throat contagious?

The problem of pharyngitis has long troubled many patients, but in fact pharyngitis is not contagious and is not an infectious disease, but a respiratory tract infection. However, pharyngitis also needs to be treated seriously to avoid causing more complications.

1. [Pharyngitis is not contagious]

Experts explain that pharyngitis is an inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa and submucosal tissue, and is often part of an upper respiratory tract infection. The bacteria that cause pharyngitis are conditionally pathogenic bacteria, which everyone has. It will only cause illness when your immunity is low, which means it has nothing to do with others. Therefore, pharyngitis cannot be transmitted to others. You will not be infected through close contact with people with pharyngitis, using shared tableware, or even kissing.

2. [Although it is not contagious, it must be treated promptly and effectively]

After suffering from pharyngitis, many patients often give up treatment and endure the torture of pharyngitis helplessly because taking medicine cannot improve the discomfort in the throat and the treatment effect is poor.

Although pharyngitis is not a fatal disease and cannot be transmitted to others, it can seriously affect people's physical health and normal work and life. It may also cause systemic poisoning reactions such as fever, fear of cold, headache, body aches, poor appetite, dry stool, dry mouth, and many complications such as tracheitis and laryngitis, which are very harmful.

3. What types of pharyngitis are contagious?

There are several types of contagious pharyngitis: 1. Pharyngitis caused by acute infection, such as viral pharyngitis, streptococcal pharyngitis, infectious mononucleosis, acute simple pharyngitis, ulcerative membrane pharyngitis, scarlet fever pharyngitis, etc.; 2. Pharyngitis caused by chronic specific infection, such as pharyngeal syphilis, AIDS, etc. Chronic nonspecific pharyngitis of the pharynx, such as chronic simple pharyngitis, chronic hyperplastic pharyngitis, dry pharyngitis, etc., are basically not contagious.

4. What are the transmission routes of pharyngitis?

The main transmission routes of pharyngitis are droplets, food and close contact. The droplet transmission route refers to the inhalation of droplets sprayed when the patient coughs or sneezes; the food transmission route refers to eating with the patient; the close contact route is divided into direct contact and indirect contact, direct contact includes kissing, sexual contact, etc., and indirect contact includes sharing quilts, towels, books, etc.

Pharyngitis is not contagious, but patients should not neglect treatment. They need to pay attention to the occurrence of the disease and also pay attention to nursing methods. They should carry out reasonable health care. In daily life, they should pay attention to scientific diet to avoid causing more harm. Although pharyngitis itself is not contagious, the bacteria can be easily transmitted to other people, so everyone should learn about it as early as possible.