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How do medications treat bacterial throat infection?

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  1. Antibiotics treat bacterial throat infections by directly killing the bacteria causing the infection. They should reduce symptoms fairly quickly. They also decrease the risk of complications, such as fever and kidney or joint problems. Antibiotics also decrease the risk of spreading the disease to others.

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    Antibiotics treat bacterial throat infections by directly killing the bacteria causing the infection. They should reduce symptoms fairly quickly. They also decrease the risk of complications, such as fever and kidney or joint problems. Antibiotics... More

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