Sore throat
How common is a sore throat?
Sore throats are very common. But it's difficult to say exactly how many people get a sore throat because most people don't go to their doctor about it.
About half of us probably get a sore throat every year.
1 Children between 5 and 10 and young adults up to the age of 25 get more sore throats than older people.
2
Source:
Del Mar C, Pincus D.
Incidence patterns of respiratory illness in Queensland estimated from sentinel general practice.
Australian Family Physician. 1995; 24: 625-629.
Del Mar C, Pincus D.
Incidence patterns of respiratory illness in Queensland estimated from sentinel general practice.
Australian Family Physician. 1995; 24: 625-629.
Source:
MeReC.
Managing sore throats.
MeReC Bulletin. 1999; 10: 41-44.
MeReC.
Managing sore throats.
MeReC Bulletin. 1999; 10: 41-44.
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This information was last updated on Dec 05, 2007
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