What Is Viral Pharyngitis?
4. What Are the Symptoms?
The incubation period of viral pharyngitis is between two and five days. The primary symptom is a sore throat, which can range from mild to more severe. The throat may also be itchy and dry, and it may be more difficult to swallow. Because pharyngitis is often caused by a viral infection, most people will experience additional symptoms.
Common symptoms that typically accompany viral pharyngitis are headache, cough, runny nose, chills, fever, fatigue, sneezing, body aches, mouth ulcers, nasal congestion and swollen lymph nodes. If pharyngitis is caused by mononucleosis, some potential symptoms include overwhelming exhaustion, rash, abdominal pain and poor appetite. With some forms of viral pharyngitis, a person may be contagious until the fever is gone, even if other symptoms persist.
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