Children’s Medical Center provides medically reviewed information about colds, viruses and other illnesses going around the Denver, Colorado metro area. Please select a topic below to review information about and recommendations on caring for these conditions.
Strep Throat
We are currently seeing quite a bit of strep throat. If your child has a fever, sore throat, headache, or stomachache without any other viral symptoms like congestion or cough, it may be strep throat. Bacteria, called Group A strep, cause this type of sore throat. To diagnose strep throat, your physician will require a swab of your child's throat, and antibiotics will be needed if the strep test is positive.See also: Strep Throat Exposure | Sore Throat