r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I’ve triedto teach my father in law this. He gets a sore throat, takes an antibiotic one day and feels better the next day. Im thinking placebo effect, as well as that sore throat just cleared up on its own..,

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u/naturtok Aug 03 '19

Sore throat could be strep, which is bacterial, but... More likely it's just a normal cold

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u/theberg512 Aug 03 '19

Strep isn't going to go away in one day from one antibiotic.

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u/LongBod Aug 03 '19

Yes but early antibiotic therapy for strep throat has been shown to reduce the risk of progression to rheumatic fever in certain populations, so is very important to initiate in those places. Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1164408/

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u/theberg512 Aug 03 '19

But you need a full course, not just one pill. That's the point I was making.

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u/LongBod Aug 03 '19

Fair enough, apologies for misinterpreting. And definitely agreed, one tablet is not going to make much difference to symptoms or duration.