Bacterial Infection Group A strep bacteria thrive in the nose and throat. If the bacteria get in your tonsils, you may develop milky white spots. You might also see a grayish patch coating your ...

If you have strep, your tonsils may also show white patches or streaks of pus. The lymph nodes on either side of your neck may show signs of battling an infection in your throat by swelling and ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection in the throat ... red spots on the roof of the mouth, and white patches or streaks of pus on the tonsils, according to medical experts. The illness usually ...

If you have white patches on your tonsils, that’s a sign of strep throat. In both of these cases, call in sick and see a doctor. You may feel better with an antiviral or antibiotic medication.

ASHTABULA, Ohio — The Ashtabula County Health Department is reporting "a spike" in cases of strep throat, plus a few reported cases of associated scarlet fever from strep throat infections.