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Is influenza a virus bacteria or fungi?
Influenza is a virus. It is a respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It is not caused by bacteria or fungi.
What is an example of a virus and a bacteria?
Flu & strep throat.
Is impetigo a virus or a bacteria or fungi?
Impetigo can be caused by the staphylococcus aureus, or the streptococcus pyogenes bacteria.
What of these is not a virus Chickenpox Influenza The common cold Strep throat?
Strep throat is a bacterial infection, the others are viral. "Strep" in Strep throat stands for Streptococcus, which is the name of the type of bacteria that cause this infection and sore throat.
How do you get a infected throat?
Both Virus and Bacterial infections are just that caught when a virus or a bacteria become active in the throat they are usually both acquired from other people by spray from coughs and sneezes.
Can you spread a sore throat by sharing food or drink?
When a sore throat is caused by a virus or a bacteria, sharing food or drink can spread it to others.
What Are effective at treating strep throat but not at treating colds?
Antibiotics - because a cold is a virus caused disease and antibiotics have no effect on a virus. However strep throat is caused by a bacterium and antibiotics do kill bacteria.
Is streptococcus a virus?
Well... No. Streptococcus is actually a type of bacteria that belongs to the cocci family
Why is strep throat called a strep throat?
"Strep" is short for a genus of Gram-positive cocci called Streptococcus. Usually, the most common bacteria causing a throat infection (i.e. "strep" throat) is Streptococcus pyogenes.
Can you spread a sore throat by clearing your throat?
No, clearing your throat cannot spread a sore throat to others. Sore throats are typically caused by viruses or bacteria that are transmitted through close contact or airborne droplets. Simply clearing your throat does not release enough of the virus or bacteria to spread the infection.
How do you know if you swallowed strep throat bacteria?
if you get strep throat then you probably swallowed the strep throat bacteria
Will you have a sore throat with herpes?
Nope, herpes and strep are not the same thing. Strep is caused by bacteria, herpes is caused by a virus. But you shouldn't be kissing some one that has strep throat, it is contagious.
