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.
Over fifty breaches in New Orleans's hurricane surge protection are the cause of the majority of the death and destruction during Katrina on August 29, 2005. Eventually 80% of the city and large tracts of neighboring parishes became flooded, and the floodwaters lingered for weeks.