Angina is an infectious acute inflammatory process of the palatine tonsils. In acute form, this disease mainly occurs in children of primary school age, preschoolers, as well as in adults in the age group from 35 to 45 years. Angina may be the result of reduced immunity and local or general hypothermia.
Angina is a seasonal disease, with the peak of infection mainly occurring in autumn and spring. That is why at this time of the year it is necessary to be most careful, as the disease can lead to serious complications, such as heart disease, kidney disease.
Angina can be transmitted both by fecal-oral and airborne droplets. The main causative agents of angina are microorganisms such as group B and A viruses, group A streptococcus, parainfluenza viruses and adenoviruses.
Depending on the symptoms and the nature of the origin of the disease, certain drugs for sore throat can be used. The doctor makes a diagnosisthe origin of the disease according to the patient's complaints, tests and examination results.
Symptoms of angina can be fever, headache, sore throat, vomiting, in some cases swollen lymph nodes in the neck and lower jaw, abdominal pain, redness of the throat, and purulent formations on the tonsils.
Medicines for sore throats can be selected for both symptomatic and specific treatment. With the help of symptomatic treatment, discomfort from sore throat is reduced. For this, various antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs can be used: Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Paracetamol. In addition, the patient is prescribed rinses that relieve redness and disinfect the oral cavity, as well as bed rest, rest and proper nutrition.
Antibiotics for the treatment of angina are prescribed as a specific therapy for the streptococcal form of the disease to prevent the spread of infection. Regardless of the origin of the sore throat, the patient should drink as much liquid as possible.
In most cases, we are faced with viral tonsillitis, the period of illness of which lasts from 4 to 10 days. This type of sore throat is cured on its own, for this you will only need to follow the doctor's instructions and bed rest. Symptomatic sore throat medications are used to relieve symptoms.
During the treatment of mild forms of this disease, local antiseptics are used, which you canpurchase at any pharmacy without a doctor's prescription: Septolete, Sebidin, Falimint, Strepsils and others. These medicines help reduce inflammation and sore throats, but they cannot provide complete protection against infection, and therefore they are not recommended for abuse.
Small children do not like to dissolve antiseptic tablets, so you can use various antiseptic sprays, such as Hexoral, Ingalipt, Stopangin, Tantum Verde and others. But we must not forget that these drugs can lead to spasms of the larynx, so the procedures must be carried out very carefully.
For the treatment of bacterial tonsillitis, it is necessary to use antibiotics, they are also used to treat purulent tonsillitis. Antibiotics must be drunk in a whole course for 10 days. Just so much time will be required to treat angina with the help of the drug "Penicillin" or its derivatives. In the event that you are allergic to this drug, then you can use the "Erythromycin" remedy. Medicines for angina of the new generation are more effective, so the period of their intake can be halved, but should be at least 5 days.
