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What You Need To Know About Strep Throat

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Lauren Ditzian

As a parent, few experiences are more distressing than seeing your child in pain. Chances are a sore throat will occasionally be the cause of such suffering. The majority of sore throats in adults and children are viral infections that require no medication for treatment.

Lauren Ditzian, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Northern California. Originally from Madison, CT, Ditzian studied philosophy at Brown University and earned a master's degree in somatic psychology at The California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. For the last four years she has worked at expressive arts centers and community mental health agencies in Northern California.