{"id":223331,"date":"2023-10-13T14:27:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=223331"},"modified":"2023-10-13T14:27:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:27:13","slug":"the-4-signs-your-sore-throat-is-dangerous-as-ae-visits-surge-77-in-a-year-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/the-4-signs-your-sore-throat-is-dangerous-as-ae-visits-surge-77-in-a-year-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4 signs your 'sore throat' is dangerous – as A&E visits surge 77% in a year | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
SORE throats are common this time of year \u2014 but some may be more sinister than they seem.<\/p>\n
As the cold weather causes a drop in immune systems, more and more people will catch viral infections that can leave them with a tickly throat.<\/p>\n
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However, A&E visits caused by the problem surged 77 per cent to 340,441 last year.<\/p>\n
It was up from 190,900 in 2021\/22, when Covid restrictions still meant fewer people were catching infections.<\/p>\n
Abbas Kanani, superintendent pharmacist of Chemist Click, said that while most cases of sore throat are relatively harmless, they can occasionally be a sign of serious infections.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cA severe or long-lasting sore throat could be down to strep throat, a bacterial throat infection.\u201d<\/p>\n