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Benefits Gargling salt water is an effective home remedy for soothing a sore throat.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
While symptoms such as lack of energy, coughing and sore throats were among the usual suspects, many people also reported unexpected side effects, like losing track of days, arguing with loved ones, and even misplacing objects in unassuming places.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
People who become infected tend to get a sore throat, cough, runny nose, headaches, body aches and sometimes fever.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
What Is an Upper Respiratory Infection? Common Symptoms To Watch Out for This Season
Cold
One of the most common symptoms of a cold is a sore throat.
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John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 11 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1629, in the meaning defined above
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“Sore throat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sore%20throat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
sore throat
noun
: a throat that is painful because of inflammation
Medical Definition
sore throat
noun
: painful throat due to inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
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