Of course there are plenty of companies making simple throwaway tests for pregnancy, strep throat and so on.

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Even today, the bacteriophage is used as standard treatment in parts of Eastern Europe for bacterial infections from gangrene to strep throat.

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The nodes are usually about the size of a pea and can become enlarged when they work overtime during common infections such as the common cold, strep throat, and infected skin wounds.

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"Every child with strep throat should be treated, but without more evidence, we don't want parents of children with OCD or tic disorders to think that their child can be cured by antibiotics, " says Mary Anne Jackson, a member of the academy's committee on infectious diseases.

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It recommends that pediatricians test for strep only when a child has typical strep symptoms, such as a sore throat, and prescribe antibiotics for an active infection.

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