Depression & Strep Throat Symptoms

Depression and Strep Throat - two very different but painful conditions that can affect people both physically and emotionally. Both can be improved by medication, and it is important to catch the symptoms of each before they progress and get worse.

Depression

• Depression, a mental disorder, casts a shadow over your life. Everything seems bleak and hopeless. By the year of 2020, depression will be ranked as the 2nd highest cause of death.

Types of Depression

• There are several different types of depression, but the three most typical forms are Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, and Dysthymia.

Depression Symptoms

• If you feel useless and/or lost, experience a loss of energy and interest or a change in sleep and appetite, you may be suffering from depression.

Strep Throat

• Strep throat is when the bacteria streptococcus (hence the name strep), causes an infection in the throat.

Strep Throat Symptoms

• Symptoms of strep throat in adults and children vary. For children, key symptoms are an achy stomach, nausea, fever, hives, white spots on the tonsils, or enlarged neck glands. For adults, look out for sore throat, headache, enlarged neck glands, white spots on the tonsils, or fever.