Related articles: Sore throat
Definition
Sore throat is caused by the inflammation of this anatomical duct following infections (viruses and bacteria) or irritative phenomena (smoke, smog, excessively dry air, chemical substances etc.); the larynx (laryngitis), the vocal cords (cordite), the pharynx (pharyngitis) and the tonsils (tonsillitis) can be affected.Possible Causes * of Sore Throat
- Hypertrophic adenoids
- adenoiditis
- AIDS
- Anthrax
- Babesiosis
- Bronchitis
- Bulimia
- Tonsillary calculations
- Chlamydia
- croup
- Dengue
- Diphtheria
- Ebola
- Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)
- Pharyngitis
- pharyngotonsillitis
- Lassa fever
- Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
- Marburg hemorrhagic fever
- Cystic fibrosis
- Gonorrhea
- Ingestion of caustic substances
- Laryngitis
- Lyme disease
- Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Mononucleosis
- Ear infection
- PFAPA
- Polio
- Anger
- Cold
- Rubella
- Scarlet fever
- Sixth disease
- Syphilis
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Parainfluenza syndromes
- Tetanus
- Tonsillitis
- Toxoplasmosis
- tracheitis
