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[quote=Anonymous]Sometimes strep is asymptomatic. My kids have had it with painful sore throat and fever, but also have had it without any symptoms at all. One time my son's ear was bothering him and I brought him to the clinic...they tested him for strep and he was positive...no sore throat. We brought his sister in to see if she had it (they had been all over each other that week while we were on vacation) and she tested positive with ZERO symptoms. Their one year old cousin was unwell at the beginning of our trip so it must have come from him (after my kids tested positive, he and his sister got tested and were positive, she without any symptoms.  Maybe it was early on and they would have become symptomatic if they didn't catch it, but I have heard many anecdotal symptoms of asymptomatic strep.

My main point is that when one person in OP's family gets strep, all should be tested. If one person contracts it but is asymptomatic, they could be spreading it, and then the cycle just goes on and on.[/quote]

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