Strep throat is a particular kind of pharyngitis that is caused by a bacterium known as group A Streptococcus (GAS). Strep throat is treated with a course of antibiotics. A topic that discusses sore throat in children is available separately.
That system, dubbed Agnes, would later cause some of the worst flooding ever recorded in the regionâs history, particularly Pennsylvania. Hurricane Agnes forming in the Gulf of Mexico on June 17, 1972 ( National Weather Service ) Rainfall totals from Hurricane Agnes (National Weather Service) Flooding on the Patuxent River at Laurel, MD along Main Street.
Origin of the name Agnes: Derived from the Greek HagnÄ, which is from hagnos (chaste, pure, sacred). The name was borne by a thirteen-year-old Roman martyred for her Christian beliefs during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.